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

Notices

Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO)

Main Collective Agreement

Division A : Provisions Applicable to all Establishments in the Industry

Clause 2 : Scope of Application and Definitions

2.2 Definitions

Definitions (W)

Purchase

"wage"

means the amount of money payable to an employee in respect of his ordinary hours of work as prescribed in this Agreement:

Provided that—

(a)	if an employer regularly pays an employee in respect of such ordinary hours of work an amount higher than that prescribed in this Agreement for such employee, it shall mean such higher amount;

(b)

the provisions of proviso (a) to this definition shall not be construed so as to refer to or include any remuneration which an employee who is employed on any piece-work or commission basis provided for in clause 3.10 and 3.11 of Division A received over and above the amount which he would have received if he had not been employed on such basis;

(Note - The amount of money payable to an employee is prescribed in clause 2 of Division B, Chapters I, II, III, IV and V of Division C, and his ordinary hours of work are prescribed in clause 4.1 of this Division);

"watchman"

means an employee primarily occupied on—

(a) guarding the premises and/or goods of the employer; and/or

(b) controlling the access to and departure from the premises of his employer of persons as indicated by such employer; and/or

(d)	on the instructions of his employer, carrying out the physical searching of any person or vehicle entering or leaving his employer"s premises;

"week"

3.1 Presumptions means—

(a)	for the purposes of clause 11 of the Administrative Agreement (Returns to the Council), a period of seven consecutive days commencing at midnight on a Sunday;

(b)	for the purposes of the remaining clauses of this Agreement, a period of seven consecutive days;

"wheel alignment worker"

(grade 6 employee) (Chapter I) means an employee employed at any establishment wherein, whereon or wherefrom the repairing, selling, vulcanising and/or retreading of tyres is carried on who has successfully completed the prescribed training course in wheel alignment at any of the group training centres.

[Note - This employee will be required to successfully complete a training course approved by the Council from time to time but will not be permitted to work hours other than as prescribed in clause 4.1 of Division A].

"workshop administrative staff"

means clerical and/or spares sales employees employed mainly in conjunction with any of the activities specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (l) of the definition of `Motor Industry";

"workshop employee"

means any employee, other than a char, general worker or forecourt attendant for whom wages are prescribed in Clause 2 of Chapters I, II, III, IV and V of Division C;