Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries

Extension of the Consolidated Main Collective Agreement to Non-parties (for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024)

Part 2

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule D

Division D/19

Wire and Rope Manufacturing Division

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/19 are Prescribed in Section 1(1) of Part II of this Manual

Section (c): Wire drawing plant
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RATE AA

1.*Supervisory work, including setting up and the final checking of adjustments and changing attachments.

*‘Supervisory work’: Not less than one employee with supervisory knowledge to be appointed in each department on each shift.

 

RATE C

1.Assisting in the supervision of wire drawing, cleaning, heat treatment and wire testing.

 

RATE F

1.Supervising of employees employed on classes of work below Rate F, including repetition ‘in process’
2.Checking of wire (not final checking).

 

RATE G

1.Attending and/or minding heat treatment and/or cleaning and/or pickling and/or lime slaking and/or spent acid plant under the supervision of a Rate AA or C employee.
2.Operating a wire covering extrusion machine.
3.Operating rod and/or wire straightening and/or cutting machine.
4.Operating rod and/or wire testing machine.
5.Operating wire drawing bench, including butt welding of wire by machine and brazing of wire and removal and replacement of attachments, under the instructions of a Rate AA or C employee.