SEIFSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
ABOUT SEIFSA
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is a national employer federation representing the Metals and Engineering (M&E) industry. SEIFSA has, for the past 78 years, provided supported its members by lobbying for policies that have improved the business environment in which its members operate. SEIFSA’s management team represents employers on a number of organisations that are critical to the success of the industry as a whole, including Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and the National Skills Authority (NSA). Over the years, the SEIFSA management team has positively influenced legislation and policy affecting labour relations, skills development, as well as economic and trade matters.
SEIFSA has a dual purpose: to operate at national level as the recognised voice of the M&E industry and at individual member company level by providing a comprehensive range of services and products to its members. At industry level, SEIFSA negotiates collective agreements covering wages, conditions of employment and social security benefit arrangements with the trade unions. The Federation also represents employers on the boards of the Engineering Industries Pension Fund, the Metal Industries Provident Fund, the Metal and Engineering Industries Permanent Disability Scheme, the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC), the MEIBC Sick Pay Fund and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA.
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