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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

3. Wage Tables

B. For the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023

(c) Wage Rates with Specific Application to the operations listed herein

 

B. FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 2022 TO 30 JUNE 2023

 

(c) WAGE RATES WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO THE OPERATIONS LISTED HEREIN

 

 

GUARANTEED PERSONAL INCREASE IN RAND AND CENTS

R/c

(Awarded to an employee as reflected in Column B)

 

A

B

New

Percentage Increase on Scheduled Rate as at 30 June 2022

Guaranteed R/c Increase per hour

Minimum hourly wage rates

Class of work

%

R/c

R

 

SCHEDULE G

 

 

 

 
(1) Learners

 

 

 

Rate D Operation 1

First three months of experience (Rate D, less 10%)

5,50

3,48

66,70

 

 

 

 

Second three months of experience(Rate D, less 5%)

5,50

3,67

70,40

 

 

 

 

Thereafter Rate D

5,50

3,86

74,11

 

 

 

 

Provided that—

(i) No employee may be engaged upon incentive bonus work during the learnership period;
(ii) An employer who wished to train an employee for any of the classes of work for which no learnership or probationary period is provided may do so only with the prior approval of the Council, which shall prescribe the conditions under which permission for such employment is granted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vitreous Enamelling

 

 

 

Operation 1(a)

First duster (Rate B)

5,50

4,09

78,50

 

 

 

 

Operation 1(b)

Second duster (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

 

 

 

 

Section (d)

Structural Engineering Wage Categories

 

 

 

Category 5

5,00

4,45

93,44

Category 4

5,00

4,14

86,92

Category 3

5,50

4,01

76,97

Category 2

6,00

3,68

65,01

Category 1

6,00

3,11

54,93

Category 1(a)

6,00

2,60

45,91

 

 

 

 

Note:

Special Provisions Limited to Construction Sites covered by Project Labour Agreements

The special provisions and wage rates as set out in Annexure H shall apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(2) DIVISION D/4

Rate B Operation 1

 

 

 

First six months of experience (Rate F)

5,77

3,44

60,79

Second six months of experience (Rate DDD)

5,55

3,46

65,84

Third six months of experience (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

Fourth six months of experience (Rate C)

5,50

3,94

75,64

Thereafter Rate B

5,50

4,09

78,50

 

 

 

 
(3) DIVISION D/12

Learnership periods and rates of pay therefor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate B - Newcomers

 

 

 

First two months of experience (Rate DD)

5,50

3,58

68,74

Second two months of experience (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

Third two months of experience (Rate C)

5,50

3,94

75,64

Thereafter Rate B

5,50

4,09

78,50

 

 

 

 

Rate C - Newcomers

 

 

 

First two months of experience (Rate DD)

5,50

3,58

68,74

Second two months of experience (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

Thereafter Rate C

5,50

3,94

75,64

 

 

 

 

Rate D - Newcomers

 

 

 

First two months of experience (Rate DD)

5,50

3,58

68,74

Thereafter Rate D

5,50

3,86

74,11

 

 

 

 
(4) DIVISION D/19

Section (f)

Rate A Operation No. 1

 

 

 

First year of experience (Rate AA - start)

5,00

4,05

85,09

Second year of experience (Rate AA)

5,00

4,24

89,12

Thereafter Rate A1

5,00

4,45

93,44

 

 

 

 
(5) DIVISION D/22

Section B

 

 

 

Operation No. 1 (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

 

 

 

 

Section (c)

 

 

 

Operations No.1 to No.5 (Rate D)

5,50

3,86

74,11

Operations No.6 to No.8 (Rate DDD)

5,55

3,46

65,84

Operations No.9 to No.21 (Rate G)

6,00

3,28

58,03

Operations No.22 to No.33 (Rate H)

6,00

3,15

55,67

 

 

 

 
(6) DIVISION D/23

Training periods:

Newcomers to Rate DDD

 

 

 

First four months of experience (Rate F)

6,00

3,44

60,79

Thereafter Rate DDD

5,55

3,46

65,84

 

 

 

 

Newcomers to Rate E:

 

 

 

First four months of experience (Rate H)

6,00

3,15

55,67

Thereafter Rate E

5,77

3,45

63,17

 

 

 

 
(7) DIVISION D/24

Rate Operation No.1

 

 

 

First three months of experience (Rate D, less 5%)

5,50

3,67

70.40

Thereafter Rate D

5,50

3,86

74,11

 

 

 

 
(8) DIVISION E/2

Section (b)

 

 

 

First twelve months of experience

 

 

 

Rate AA - start

5,00

4,05

85,09

Second twelve months of experience (Rate AA)

5,00

4,24

89,12

Thereafter Rate A1

5,00

4,45

93,44