SEIFSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
METAL AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES BARGAINING COUNCIL REPORT
The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) is registered in terms of Section 29(15)(a) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), 1995. The MEIBC is a statutory body created under the LRA to provide for the co-regulation of stable and productive employment relations in the Metals and Engineering (M&E) sector.
In terms of Section 49(4) of the LRA a determination of the representativeness of a bargaining council in terms of the LRA must be undertaken annually. In terms of the representivity exercise which was undertaken by the Department of Employment and Labour during 2019 and is valid until 30 September 2022, the following representative determination was made:
The council is an industry-based forum of organised business and labour that regulates employment conditions and labour relations in the M&E Sector. It provides the necessary administrative infrastructure and technical expertise to ensure effective collective bargaining, industry compliance, dispute resolution and social protection services. During the period under review, the Council represented 10 342 firms and 416 994 blue and white collar employees in the industry.
The trade unions party to the council represent 153 443 (36,80%) out of 292 992 of the employees employed by all the employer organisations registered with the bargaining council. There is a total of 292 992 (70.26%) out of 416 994 employees who are employed by the employers’ organisations party to the council falling within the registered scope of the council. There is a total of 3 919 (37,89%) out of 10 342 employers who are members of the employers’
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