industrial relations and legal services DIVISION
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he Federation continues to provide a comprehensive and professional range of services to member companies. These include:
Conciliation, Arbitration and Legal Representation Service The Industrial Relations and Legal Services Division continues to provide a professional and cost-effective service to member companies throughout the industry. The services include evaluating and preparing management’s case prior to conciliation, arbitration and/or the Labour Court, interviewing and preparing witnesses, presenting management’s case, crossexamining witnesses and preparing the opening and closing statements for presentation at the CCMA, Centre for Dispute Resolution and Labour Court appearances. In the year under review, the Industrial Relations and Legal Services Division successfully represented member companies in conciliations and arbitrations in the MEIBC as well as the Labour Court in review applications to set aside arbitration awards issued by the MEIBC. It is also worth noting that one of the successful review applications launched on behalf of a member company in the Cape Town Labour Court was also a reported Labour Court decision.
Industry Job Grading SEIFSA, through the Industrial Relations and Legal Services Division, offers a Main Agreement job
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grading service which provides valuable assistance to member companies in relation to industry job grading in accordance with the Main Agreement provisions. This service has enjoyed very favourable reviews from member companies who have subscribed to it.
Chairing Disciplinary Enquiries The Federation continues to provide qualified and experienced persons to chair, manage and conduct incompany disciplinary enquiries and disciplinary appeal proceedings.
Bargaining Council Assistance SEIFSA provides advice and assistance to member companies on the: -
Interpretation, application and implementation of the Bargaining Council’s collective agreements; Formulation of all types of exemption applications; and Presentation and motivation of exemption applications at the relevant Bargaining Council committees.
General Industrial Relations Services SEIFSA provides advice and assistance to member companies on all industrial relations and legal issues, including the following:
