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/16

Steel Reinforcement Division

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/16 are Prescribed in Clause 3(a) of Part II of this Manual
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RATE AA

1.        Fixing-supervisory work (n.e.s.):

First six months of experience

Rate D

Second six months of experience

Rate C

Thereafter

Rate AA:

Provided that no employer shall employ any person at a rate of pay less than Rate AA per hour in the occupation set out above without obtaining the prior consent of the Council, which shall prescribe the conditions under which permission for such employment is granted.

 

RATE B

1.        Cutting and/or bending - supervisory work (n.e.s.):

First six months of experience

Rate D

Second six months of experience

Rate C

Thereafter

Rate B:

Provided that no employer shall employ any person at a rate of pay less than Rate B per hour in the occupation set out above without obtaining the prior consent of the Council, which shall prescribe the conditions under which permission for such employment is granted.

 

RATE DDD

1.Bending (n.e.s.) to schedules (including marking and/or setting of stops) of bars exceeding 12 mm in diameter under supervision of a Rate B employee.
2.Supervising employees employed on classes of work scheduled at Rate E and below.

 

RATE E

1.Bending (n.e.s.) to schedules (including marking and/or setting of stops) of bars not exceeding 12 mm diameter, under supervision of a Rate B employee.
2.Cutting (n.e.s.) to schedules and/or lists (including marking and/or setting of stops) under supervision of a Rate B employee.
3.Tack welding for assembly (excluding structural welds).

 

RATE G

1.Feeding of tendon wires in prestressed and/or post-tensioned operations and elementary tying (with wire) under direct supervision of Rate DDD employees so designated and under the overall supervision of a Rate AA employee.
2.Operating bending and/or spiralling machines for reinforcement (manual or power operated) under the supervision of a Rate DDD employee of bars not exceeding 12 mm diameter.
3.Operating spot and/or butt welding machines for reinforcement.
4.Straightening of wire and/or rod by machine.
5.Assembly and/or elementary tying (with wire) of reinforcing steel on site and/or at works under direct supervision of Rate DDD employees so designated and under the overall supervision of a Rate AA employee.

 

Empowers this sector of the industry to pay 70% of the rate prescribed in the Main Agreement, for Rate G, for the following operations

12(b)Assembly and/or elementary tying with wire of reinforcing steel, on site, under direct supervision of Rate DDD employees, so designated, and under the overall supervision of Rate AA employee.
12(c)Assisting with cutting and bending, on site.

The above is available to members of the South African Reinforcing Concrete Engineers Association by way of Authorisation: it is also available to non-members on request.

 

STEEL FIXERS

 

(a)A civil engineering and/or building company that produces reinforcing steel in-house and installs it on its site does not resort under the jurisdiction of the MEIBC.
(b)A civil engineering and/or building company that buys reinforcing steel from a producer and installs it on its site does not resort under the MEIBC.
(c)A company that produces reinforcing steel for sale resorts under the jurisdiction of the MEIBC.
(d)A company that produces and installs reinforcing steel on various sites resorts under the jurisdiction of the MEIBC.
(e)A company that buys reinforcing steel from a producer and installs it on various sites does not resort under the jurisdiction of the MEIBC.
(f)a company sub-contracted to either (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) above to install reinforcing steel on site does not resort under the MEIBC.