MEIBC – Metal and Engineering Industry
MEIBC - Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council
The MEIBC, established under the Labour Relations Act, serves as a pivotal statutory body for co-regulating employment relations in the metal and engineering industries, operating as an industry forum overseeing conditions, compliance, dispute resolution, and social protection. Its national presence includes regional and satellite offices. Functions encompass collective bargaining, compliance management, dispute resolution, and social protection, with activities like facilitating wage negotiations and managing exemptions. The MEIBC's vision is to sustain collective bargaining and ensure compliance, with a mission to foster stable labor-business relationships. While the Dispute, Administrative, and Provident Fund Agreements have been extended, challenges persist, and the Main Collective Agreement hasn't been universally extended in the past 24 months.
For more information and documentation please visit the official MEIBC Website.
Contracts
The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) is responsible for negotiating contracts and ensuring compliance with labor regulations within the metal and engineering sectors.
ECMEIBC 01 HR Focus Contract Template for the Metal En Engineering Industries Permanent
The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council has been in existence for several years and the Bargaining Council functions well. MEIBC members make use of both Fixed Term as well as Permanent Contracts of Employment. The Bargaining Council has various benefits for Employees and Employers alike as enumerated in Contracts of Employment. This is an example of a Fixed Term Contract of Employment.
R300.00
ECMEIBC 02 HR Focus Contract Template for the Metal En Engineering Industries Fixed Term
The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council has been in existence for several years and the Bargaining Council functions well. MEIBC members make use of both Fixed Term as well as Permanent Contracts of Employment. The Bargaining Council has various benefits for Employees and Employers alike as enumerated in Contracts of Employment. This is an example of a Fixed Term Contract of Employment.
R300.00
Dispute Resolution
MEIBC, serving as both the Metal and Engineering Industry and the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council, facilitates effective dispute resolution mechanisms to address conflicts within the metal and engineering sectors.
MEIBC Condonation application for late referral
The Labour Relations Act and the CDR Rules give timeframes for the submission of referrals, applications and other documents. A condonation application needs to be completed where the timeframes for submissions are not met. The most common type of condonation application is for the late submission of the referral form (i.e. the referral is served on the CDR more than 30 days after the date of dismissal or after 90 days after the alleged unfair labour practice). If you refer your case outside of the timeframes which are indicated, you will need to complete Section D of this referral form and send it together with your referral form.
MEIBC FORM 7.18A Application to certify award
This form requests the Director of the CCMA to certify that an award made in an arbitration conducted under the auspices of a bargaining council is a genuine award.
If the party against whom an award was made does not comply with an award that has been certified, the award may be enforced in the same manner as a Labour Court order. This is done by:
Part 1- obtaining a copy of the arbitration award;
- obtaining proof of service of the award on the other party from the CCMA office;
- attaching a copy of the arbitration award and proof of service to this form;
- completing part 1 of this form by the applicant or, by a duly authorised representative;
- making an oath before a Commissioner of Oaths ;
- a duly authorised representative of the bargaining council completing part 2 of this form ;
- submitting the form to the Director of the CCMA for certification;
- obtaining a writ of execution from the Registrar of the Labour Court in the case of an award ordering the payment of money; or
- in the case of any other award, initiating contempt of court proceedings in the Labour Court.
Main Collective Agreement
The MEIBC, operating as both the Metal and Engineering Industry and the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council, oversees the negotiation and implementation of the Main Collective Agreement, ensuring fair labor practices and industry standards within the metal and engineering sectors.
MEIBC Main Collecting Agreement 2021 / 2024
The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) is a statutory body created under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to provide for the co-regulation of stable and productive employment relations in the metal and engineering industries. The council is an industry based forum of organised business and labour that regulates employment conditions and labour relations in the metal and engineering industry. It provides the necessary, administrative infrastructure and technical expertise to ensure effective collective bargaining, industry compliance, dispute resolution and social protection services. As at end of November, The Council represented approximately 10 624 firms and 306 747 employees in the industry. The MEIBC’s scope covers a wide range of activities within the metal and engineering industries, including the following sectors:- The production of iron, steel, alloys and metallurgy (eg Arcelor Mittal) General engineering (eg Dorbyl Heavy Engineering) Manufacturing engineering (eg Defy) Building and repairs of ships and boats (eg Southern Wind Shipyards) Certain sections of the electrical engineering industry (eg Siemens) The lift engineering industry (eg Otis) and The plastics industry (eg Nampak).