Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesMotor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO)Motor Industry Sick, Accident and Maternity Pay Fund Rules, 20194. Membership |
| 4.1 | Compulsory Membership |
| 4.1.1 | Membership of the Fund shall be compulsory for all employees in the Motor Industry who are members of the Motor Industry Staff Association and who are employed by an employer who is a member of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation RMI |
| 4.1.2 | Every person for whom membership is compulsory and who has not already completed an application form for membership shall complete and lodge with the MSSC the form prescribed in Annexure “B” to these Rules within one month of the date on which he enters, re-enters or becomes employed in the Motor Industry, and shall furnish such additional information or documentary evidence as the MSSC may require. |
| 4.1.3 | Upon application, the Council may grant any such employee for whom membership is compulsory, or employer making such an application, an exemption from participating in the Fund, which exemption shall be valid only for the period of operation of this Agreement. |
| 4.2 | Voluntary Membership |
NUMSA members and Non-union members employed in establishments that are members of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation, may be admitted to voluntary membership of the Fund, and the provisions of this Agreement shall mutatis mutandis apply to persons admitted to voluntary membership and their employers.
| 4.3 | Termination of Membership |
Membership to the Fund shall terminate directly when a member ceases to be employed in the Motor Industry.
| 4.4 | Re-admission |
Any person whose membership of the Fund has ended shall, if re-admitted to membership, be regarded as an entirely new member unless otherwise determined by the MSSC, provided that any person who is re-admitted to membership in a Fund Year during which he has already received benefits from the Fund as a member, shall be entitled to claim only such benefits as he would have been entitled to had his membership not ceased during the relevant Fund Year.