Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) Notices Motor Industry Bargaining Council  (MIBCO) Main Collective Agreement Division A : Provisions Applicable to all Establishments in the Industry Clause 2 : Scope of Application and Definitions 2.2 Definitions Definitions (S)

 

"scooter worker"

(grade 3 employee) (Chapter I) means an employee mainly or exclusively engaged, under the supervision of a journeyman, motor or motor cycle mechanic, in the assembling and/or stripping of scooters, other than the assembling or stripping of the engines, electrical fittings, transmissions, telescopic forks, hydraulic shock absorbers and controls;

 

[Note - The number of scooter workers that may be employed in any one establishment is governed by the ratio provisions of clause 3 of Chapter I, Division C];

 

"seaming machinist"

(grade 5 employee) (Chapter III) means an employee mainly or exclusively engaged in sewing by hand or machine;

 

"Sector 1"

means manufacturing & vehicle body building establishments (Chapter II & III), i.e. vehicle body builders; trailers and caravan manufacturers and warranty repairs; vehicle components and accessories; fibreglass component manufacturers, repairs and sales;

 

"Sector 2"

means remanufacturing (production) establishments (Chapter V), i.e. component remanufacturers; brake, clutch and radiator remanufacturers; drive-train remanufacturers; and steering remanufacturers;

 

"Sector 3"

means reconditioning establishments (Chapter IV), i.e. automotive engineers; fuel injection/diesel pumps; gearbox/transmission; turbochargers; and springsmiths;

 

"Sector 4"

means service and repair establishments (Chapter I), i.e. motor cycle sales and repairers; battery sales and repairers; tyre sales, repairs and wheel alignment, tyre retreaders; exhaust, towbar and shockabsorber fitters; radio, alarms and immobilizer fitters; sun roof fitters; airconditioning fitters; body repairers; upholsterer and motor trimmers, auto electrical repairers; auto valet and steam cleaners; propshafts and CV joints repairers; motor plastic component repairers, glass fitters; carburettor sales and repairers; drive-train fitters and repairers; steering fitters and repairers; motor vehicle, bus, truck and tractor repairers;

 

"Sector 5"

means fuel dealers, service stations and related establishments (Chapter I);

 

"Sector 6"

means dealers sales and distribution establishments (Chapter I), i.e. used motor vehicle, bus truck and tractor sales and repairers; franchised motor vehicle, bus, truck, tractors and parts sales and repairers; caravan sales and repairers; and agricultural equipment sales and repairers;

 

"Sector 7"

means automotive parts, accessories, equipment and tools establishments (Chapter I), i.e. motor parts, accessories, equipment and tools; auto-breakers and used parts dealer establishment;

 

"senior managerial employee"

(Division B) means an employee who has the authority to hire and discipline and/or dismiss employees and/or represent the employer internally and externally and/or directs the activities of other employees and/or is responsible for the flow of work in a department and/or branch;

 

"senior quality controller"

(grade 6 employee) (Chapter III) means an employee employed in a registered manufacturing establishment responsible for the quality acceptance of products during or after the assembly or manufacturing process and who may read detailed drawings and use sophisticated precision measuring instruments in the course of his duties;

 

"service supply salesman"

(grade 8 employee) (Chapter I) means a journeyman who is mainly or exclusively engaged in oiling, greasing, cleaning and adjusting or repairing implements, machinery, equipment or  appliances, who may in addition take orders for the repair and for the sale and/or supply of such implements, machinery, equipment or appliances or accessories or materials for use in connection with such implements, machinery, equipment or appliances and who may deliver such new or repaired goods and collect moneys;

 

"shift"

means the number of hours, excluding overtime, which an employer is permitted to work his employees on any day in the normal course of employment;

 

"shop assistant/sales person"

(Division B) means an employee who mainly or exclusively performs any of the following duties in or about an accessory shop or motor vehicles sales room and/or showroom and/or any other establishment on or from which motor vehicles are sold:

 

"short-time"

means a temporary reduction in the number of ordinary hours of work owing to slackness or the exigencies of trade, shortage of material, a general breakdown of plant or machinery caused by accident, or other unforeseen contingency and/or circumstances beyond the employer"s control, stock-taking or stoppage of work granted at the request of a majority of the employees in the establishment or part thereof;

 

"storekeeper"

(Division B) means an employee who is mainly or exclusively engaged in the control of stocks or stores;

 

"supervisor"

(grade 5 employee) (Chapter I) means an employee who is placed by the employer in charge of any establishment or part of an establishment where vulcanising is carried on, for the purpose of allocating work to the employees in such establishment or part of an establishment and supervising such work during its passage through the establishment or part of an establishment, and relates to all operations incidental to vulcanising;

 

"supervisor, grade 3"

(grade 4 employee) (Chapter III) means an employee employed in a registered manufacturing establishment who supervises the activities of operative, grade 2 employees;

 

"supervisor, grade 4"

(grade 5 employee) (Chapter III) means an employee employed in a registered manufacturing establishment who supervises the activities of operative, grade 3 employees;

 

"supervisor, grade 5"

(grade 6 employee) (Chapter III) means an employee employed in a registered manufacturing establishment who supervises the activities of operative, grade 4 employees;

 

"supply sales person"

(Division B) means an employee who is mainly or exclusively engaged in soliciting and/or taking orders for the repair and sale and/or supply of implements, machinery, equipment or appliances, or accessories or materials for use in connection with such implements, machinery, equipment or appliances, and who may deliver such new or repaired goods and collect moneys, and who, in addition, may oil, grease, and clean such implements, machinery, equipment or appliances and during any period of new vehicle warranty may effect minor adjustments such as—

changing spark plugs and oil filters;

changing, fitting and tensioning fan belts;

fitting new battery cables and globes;

changing oil in air filters;

minor adjustments to carburettors and other similar adjustments;

but who may not carry out mechanical repairs;

 

"suspension fitter (grade 7)"

means an employee who is certified a "suspension fitter" by a training centre accredited by MERSETA and who mainly or exclusively removed and replaced MacPherson struts and  related suspension components in a suspension workshop accredited by the Council;

 

"suspension workshop"

means an establishment accredited by the Council in terms of the criteria for "suspension workshops" prescribed in Annexure D to this Agreement;