At the SEIFSA Council Meeting on February 5, 2025, SAVAMA raised a crucial question: What progress has been made by the Red Tape Reduction Unit announced by President Ramaphosa in 2021? Organized business must hold the government accountable for its promises—especially when those commitments could boost economic growth and create a more business-friendly environment. Find…
Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal: Key Changes for 2025
On 22 January 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour published the Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal for public consultation. This code aims to provide guidance to employers, employees, and trade unions on dismissal procedures under the Labour Relations Act 1995. Key Proposed Changes: ✅ Small Employers – Adjustments to dismissal procedures for…
Igniting Economic Growth Through Strategic Localisation
In the South African context, localisation is often seen primarily as a state-driven policy tool. The history of South Africa’s state-owned entities (SOEs) is closely linked to the broader economic development and socio-political landscape of the country. The Government’s stated goal is to use localisation policies to develop local industrial capacity, increase employment, and enhance…
2024 Wage Negotiations Update
”With South Africa’s economic outlook unlike any experienced before, the time wasripe for parties to work together and more so, in the area of industrial policy, toconstruct a collective agreement that quickly and with minimal angst and anxietysettles the vexed issue of wages and brings all stakeholders together to jointlyformulate a framework focused on re-building…
MEIBC AND MIBFA LEVIES AND CONTRIBUTIONSUPDATE – EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2024
MEIBC LEVIES 1 APRIL 2024The following levies and contributions are applicable to all companies fallingwithin the registered scope of the Metal and Engineering IndustriesBargaining Council (MEIBC) Read more
Why should a TES join the CEA (TESD)?
The Metal Industry Main Agreement (MA) was gazetted by the Minister of Employment and Labour on 7 October and became legally binding on all employers, including Temporary Employment Service (TES) providers, in the metals and engineering (M&E) sector on 17 October 2022. A key and unique feature of the MA is that it does not…
MEIBC – Industry Circular – Accrual of Shifts in Respect of the July Unrest
This circular applies only to employers who are members of the Employer Associations sited assignatories to the SEIFSA Settlement Agreement; Lift Industry Collective Agreement, the PCA (SA)Plastics Industry Collective Agreement and the SAEFA Collective Agreement, namely: ● Association Of Electric Cable Manufacturers’ of South Africa● Constructional Engineering Association● Cape Engineers’ and Founders’ Association● Eastern Cape…
MEIBC – Industry Circular – Annual Shutdown – 2021
This circular applies only to employers who are members of the following employers’ organizationswho are signatories to the Settlement Agreement dated 21 October 2021 covering wages and otherconditions of employment. To view the circular click here.