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South African Engineers and Founders Association

The SA Engineers and Founders Association (SAEFA) represents the interests of hundreds of member companies in the metal and engineering industry. These companies range in size from very small employers to large multinational organisations. SAEFA not only offers a wide range of direct services to member companies but also represents the interests of our members at both industry and national levels. 

SAEFA’s direct services to member companies, available at a reduced fee to these companies compared to what a non-member company would pay in the market, include assistance on all matters affecting the relationship between themselves and their employees/trade unions – for example:

  • Dispute resolution, conciliation, mediation and arbitration services 
  • Advice, assistance, consultancy and training on labour legislation, employment conditions and all other Industrial Relations matters
  • Assistance is also provided with health and safety matters, broad-based black economic empowerment, contract price adjustments and skills development through our affiliate organisations

For full information on these services contact SAEFA’s Executive Director, Gordon Angus, at gordon@saefa.co.za. 

SAEFA also represents the interests of our member companies in all industry negotiations with the industry’s trade unions, not only on wages and other conditions of employment but also on the industry’s benefit funds which provide benefits to employees such as pensions, permanent disability and sick pay benefits. SAEFA has its own seats at the MEIBC, participating directly in all activities there.

Being a member of SAEFA allows you to have a direct say in what happens in your industry.

 

News

Feedback: National Minimum Wage and Labour Relations Stability

At the Committee of Principals Meeting held on 20 November 2016, a number of key developments took place. High level feedback is provided below.

Labour Relations Stability

There is significant progress being made on securing of a secret ballot and advisory arbitration. Together with the Code of Good Practice on Collective Bargaining, Industrial Action and Picketing, the Accord of commitments by leadership of constituencies, and other legislative provisions targeted at addressing prolonged and violent strike action these create a strong package of interventions to secure labour relations stability. The texts have gone for final revisions, and will be resubmitted for final approval by the Committee of Principals.

Modeling the Impact on South Africa's Economy of Introducing Carbon Tax

To view this document please click on the link below:

Carbon Tax Modeling Report - October 2016

Any members needing assistance with their Employment Equity needs may contact Gordon on 011 678 0021 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Gideon du Plessis: Employer tips – a window of opportunity to stabilise labour relations

27 October 2016
By: Gideon du Plessis

It is worth noting that when burning labour relations issues are dealt with at a trade union federation-, business- and at government leadership level, most players at that level have not been involved in labour relations disputes of late, or they have not previously been involved in such disputes but they always claim that a masterly solution had been negotiated. As a result, an agreement is announced with great fanfare in the media, but the next day the labour relations battles rage on in the workplace because that is where labour relations primarily play out.

Draft Code of Good Practice on the Preparation and Implementation of EE Plans 

Government Gazette
30 September 2016
Vol 615
No 40316

 

Please click on the link below to view the document:

http://www.gpwonline.co.za/Gazettes/Gazettes/40316_30-9_Labour.pdf

Any members needing assistance with their Employment Equity needs may contact Gordon on 011 678 0021 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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