Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) Notices Motor Industry Bargaining Council  (MIBCO) Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement Division A Clause 2: Definitions Definitions (A)

 

"accessory shop"

means any establishment or part of an establishment wherein, whereon, or wherefrom are sold or offered for sale by wholesale or retail, any new and used spares, replacement parts or accessories for the repair of or addition to any motor vehicle;

 

"accountant" (Division B)

means an employee who is exclusively responsible for producing, finalising and submitting a full set of annual financial statements for an establishment registered in the Motor Industry;

 

"Act"

means the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) as amended;

 

"Administrative Agreement"

means the Agreement entered into between the parties published in terms of Government Gazette 41997; Notice R.1177 of 26 October 2018 in terms of the extension gazetted through Gazette 42877; Notice 1559 of 02 December 2019 and any subsequent renewals and/or amendments thereto;

 

"apprentice"

means an employee serving under a written contract of apprenticeship registered or deemed to have been registered under the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, as amended, and includes a minor employed on probation in terms of that Act as well as a learner in terms of Chapter IV of the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998 as amended;

 

AREAS – EXPLANATORY NOTE:

 

"Area A (EC)"

means the Magisterial District of East London, the municipal areas of Despatch, Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage;

 

"Area B (EC)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Aberdeen, Adelaide, Albany, Albert, Alexandria, Aliwal North, Barkly East, Bathurst, Bedford, Calitsdorp, Cathcart, Colesberg, Cradock, Elliot, Fort Beaufort, George, Graaff-Reinet, Hankey, Hanover, Hofmeyr, Humansdorp, Indwe, Jansenville, Joubertina, King William's Town, Kirkwood, Knysna, Komga, Lady Grey, Maclear, Middelburg (C.P.), Molteno, Mosselbay, Murraysburg, Noupoort, Oudtshoorn, Pearston, Port Elizabeth (excluding the municipal area of Port Elizabeth), Queenstown, Somerset East, Sterkstroom, Steynsburg, Steytlerville, Stockenström, Stutterheim, Tarkastad Uitenhage (excluding the municipal area of Uitenhage), Uniondale, Venterstad, Willowmore and Wodehouse;

 

"Area C (EC)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Alice, Bhisho, Centane, Cofimvaba, Engcobo, Fort Hare, Gatyana, Gcuwa / Butterworth, Hewu/ Sada, Idutywa, Kalanga Cala, Kwa bhaca / Mount Frere, Libode, Lusikisiki, Mdantsane, Middledrift / Keiskamma Hoek, Mount Fletcher, Mpofu / Seymore, Mquanduli, Ngqeleni, Nqamakwe, Peddie, Qumbu, Siphaqenu / Flagstaff, Tabankulu, Tsolo, Tsomo, Umtata, Umzimvubo/ Port St Johns, Victoria East, Whittlesea, Xhora, Zwelitsha, Zwentsha;

 

"Area A (KZNL)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Chatsworth, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Pinetown and the municipal areas of Ladysmith, Newcastle and Umhlanga Rocks;

 

"Area B (KZNL)"

means the districts and areas in the Province of Kwazulu Natal not referred to in Area A (KZNL) or Area C (KZNL), and the Magisterial District of Mount Currie, Piet Retief and Pongola;

 

"Area C (KZNL)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Alfred, Bizana, Embumbulu, Emnambithi, Empumalanga, Emzumbe, Enseleni, Ezingolweni, Hlabisa, Inanda/Durban, Ingwavuma, InkanyeZi, KwaBhaca/Mt. Frere, Kwamapumulu, Mahlabatini, Maluti/Matatiele, Maxesibeni, Msinga, Ndwedwe, Newcastle, Nkandla, Nongoma, Nqutu, Ntuzuma, Okhahlamba, Ongoye, Ubombo, Umzimkulu, Vulamehlo, Vulindlela;"

 

"Area A (FS & NC)"

means the Magisterial District of Bloemfontein and the municipal areas of Kimberley and Welkom;

 

"Area B (FS & NC)"

means the Province of the Free State, excluding those districts and areas referred to in Area A (FS & NC) and in Area C (FS & NC) and the Magisterial Districts of Barkly West, Bloemhof, Britstown, Christiana, De Aar, Gordonia, Hartswater, Hay, Herbert, Hopetown, Kenhardt, Kimberley, Kuruman, Phillipstown, Postmasburg, Prieska, Schweizer Reneke, Upington, Vryburg and Warrenton [but excluding those municipal areas included in Area A (FS & NC);

 

"Area C (FS & NC)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Ganyesa, Taung, Thaba Ntshu and Witsieshoek/Phuthaditjhaba;

 

"Area A (Highveld)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Oberholzer, Randfontein and Westonaria, and the municipal areas of, Alberton, Bedfordview, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Edenvale, Elsburg, Germiston, Heidelberg (Gauteng), Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Klerksdorp, Krugersdorp, Meyerton, Midrand, Nigel, Potchefstroom, Randburg, Roodepoort-Maraisburg, Sandton, Sasolburg, Springs, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging;

 

"Area B (Highveld)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Balfour, Bethal, Breyten, Coligny, Davel, Delareyville, Delmas, Ermelo, Fochville, Heidelberg, Lichtenburg, Nigel, Orkney, Ottosdal, Standerton, Stilfontein, Volksrust, Wolmaransstad, Wakkerstroom, and the municipal areas of Amalia, Armadene, Bank, Biesiesvlei, Bosfontein, Claudina, Chrissiesmeer, Dasville, De Deur, Devon, Ebner-on-Vaal, Eendracht, Eikenhof, Eloff, Evander, Evaton, Glenharvie, Gollel, Grasmere, Greylingstad, Grootvlei, Hartebeesfontein, Hekpoort, Holmdene, Kinross, Klipdrift, Kliprivier, Klipvalley, Leeudoringstad, Leslie, Lothair, Magaliesberg, Makokskraal, Makwassi, Migdol, Moolman, Moosrivier, Morgenzon, Muldersdrift, Paardekraal, Perdekop, Plat Rand, Redan, Residensia, Rykaartspos, Sannieshof, Sibasa, Sundra, Sebokeng, Trichardt, Val, Van Wyksrust, Venterspost, Vermaas, Welbekend, Welverdiend, Walkerville, Zuurbekom, but excluding those Districts and Areas referred to in Area A (Highveld).

 

"Area C (Highveld)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Ditsobotla, Molopo/Mafikeng and Setla-kgobi.

 

"Area A (Northern Region)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Akasia, Middelburg (Mpumalanga), Nelspruit, Pietersburg, Potgietersrus, Pretoria, Rustenburg, Centurion and Witbank.

 

"Area B (Northern Region)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Belfast, Brits, Bronkhorstspruit, Carolina, Cullinan, Eerstehoek/Badplaas, Ellisras, Groblersdal, Koster, Letaba (includes Tzaneen), Lydenburg, Marico (includes Zeerust), Messina, Moutse, Phalaborwa, Pilgrims Rest (includes Graskop and Sabie), Sibasa, Soshanguve, Soutpansberg (includes Louis Trichardt), Swartruggens, Thabazimbi, Warmbaths, Waterval Boven, White River and Waterberg (includes Nylstroom), but excluding those Districts and Areas referred to in Area A (Northern Region);

 

"Area C (Northern Region)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Bochum, Bolobedu, Dzanani, Ga-Rankuwa, Giyani, Hlanganani, KwaMhlanga, Lulekani,Madikwe, Mankweng, Malamulela, Mapulaneng, Mdibana, Mdutjana,Mhala, Mkobola, Mokerong, Moretele, Mpumalanga, Mutali, Namakgale, Naphuno, Nebo, Nkomazi, Nsikazi, Ritai, Segosese, Sekhukhuneland, Seshego, Temba, Thabamoopo, Thohoyandou, Vuwani;

 

"Area A (WP)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Bellville, Goodwood, Kuils River, Simon's Town, The Cape and Wynberg, and the municipal areas of Paarl, Somerset West, Stellenbosch and Strand;

 

"Area B (WP)"

means the Magisterial Districts of Beaufort West, Bredasdorp, Caledon, Calvinia, Carnarvon, Ceres, Clanwilliam, Fraserburg, Heidelberg (C.P.), Hermanus, Hopefield, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Montagu, Moorreesburg, Namaqualand, Paarl, Piketberg, Prince Alfred, Riversdale, Robertson, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Strand, Sutherland, Swellendam, Tulbagh, Vanrhynsdorp, Victoria West, Vredenburg, Vredendal, Wellington, Williston and Worcester, but excluding those municipal areas referred to in Area A (WP);

 

"armature winder"

(grade 5 employee)  (Chapter V)  means an employee who is mainly or exclusively engaged on any of the operations involved in the reconditioning or the rewinding of field coils, armatures and/or alternator rotors and stators, other than the final testing of these components or the skimming of commutators (this means the final testing and skimming remain part of a journeyman's work);

 

"auto body repair shop"

means an establishment or part of an establishment in which the activities carried out are mainly or exclusively the assembling, erecting, testing, remanufacturing, repairing, adjusting, overhauling, wiring, upholstering, spraying, painting and/or reconditioning of chassis and/or bodies of motor vehicles;

 

"auto-electrician"s assistant"

(grade 5 employee) (Chapter I) means an employee in an auto-electrical shop where at least one journeyman of the type normally employed in this kind of establishment is actively engaged and who, under the supervision of such journeyman, mainly or exclusively removes from and/or replaces electrical components and/or units and/or parts of motor vehicles without making final electrical connections and/or adjustments and/or strips components so removed;

 

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

 

"automotive engineering establishment"

means an establishment or clearly defined part of an establishment in which the main exclusive activity is automotive engineering including re-machining;

 

"Auto valet establishment"

means an establishment associated with filling and/or service stations forming part of the same enterprise within the Motor Industry wherein the undermentioned activities pertaining to motor vehicles in or on the premises of such establishment are carried out: