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 E/3

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Schedule E/3 are Prescribed in Clause 3(a) of Part II of this agreement

Section (b): Installation Section

Subsection (b)(i): General
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RATE AA

1.Installation and/or erecting of refrigeration and air conditioning plant, including piping, ductwork and insulation equipment, in field or on site (erector) (n.e.s.).
2.Affixing of fan coil units, washers, coils and associated articles.
3.Setting out of equipment in position and the aligning of such equipment, including marking out by tape and/or rule.
4.Use of explosive tool for fixing or fastening.
5.Final knocking out of dents and/or final straightening by use of hammer spoon, dolly or wrench bar.
6.Repairing and/or altering and/or adjusting and/or erecting on site or building of doors and/or door frames, window surrounds and curtain walling.
7.Moving of all components used in refrigeration and air-conditioning plants without the use of rigging equipment.

 

RATE F

1.Supervising employees employed on classes of work scheduled below Rate F.
2.Spraypainting.

 

RATE G

1.Assembling of pre-manufactured components from stock requiring no fitting or adjustment, but including deburring.
2.Attending cleaning and/or degreasing and/or acid and/or rinsing and/or fluxing bath.
3.Metal cleaning and/or degreasing and/or pickling.
4.Operating hand portable and/or pedestal grinding machine where the operator is not required to grind to marks and/or gauges and/or sizes and/or templets.
5.Repetition marking off to jigs and/or length gauges under supervision of Rate A to D employee.
6.Rough straightening and/or rough flattening of material, excluding use of rules and straight edges.
7.Straightening and/or flattening of gussets and/or cleats.
8.Cutting openings in walls.
9.Repetition hand drilling and/or tapping and/or thread cleaning.

 

RATE H

1.Dressing and/or deburring and/or grinding by hand and/or portable power tools.
2.Application of anti-corrosive and/or protective coatings using brush or roller.
3.Affix name plates.
4.Buffing and/or finishing and/or polishing by hand and power tools.
5.Preparing work for painting.
6.Hand loading and/or unloading of materials.
7.General labouring.
8.Oiling and/or greasing.
9.Removal of rust and/or coatings.