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

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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/29

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/29 are Prescribed in Clause 3(a) of Part II of this agreement

Section (a): Transformers

 

RATE AA

1. All operations (n.e.s.) in the assembling of transformers other than yoke above 1 000 kVA, including wiring to predetermined points on or attached to the transformer (excluding fitting adjustments).
2. Repetition marking and/or guillotine shearing of material for manufacture of transformer end clamps and/or frames, including assembling and welding.
3. Winding continuous disc windings with two or more strip conductors in parallel, including loading and unloading by the same employee of self-locating mandrels and/or formers.

 

RATE B

1. Winding helical windings with one or more conductors in parallel, including loading and unloading by the same employee of self-locating mandrels and/or formers.

 

RATE C

1. Connecting and/or sweating of leads and/or ends of transformers above 500 kVA (n.e.s.).

 

RATE D

1. All operations (n.e.s.) in the assembling of transformers, other than yoke, above 500 kVA up to and including 1 000 kVA.
2. Marking out insulation material for transformers from drawings and/or schedules under instruction of a Rate A to C employee.

 

RATE DD

1. Winding disc windings wound with single strip conductor, including loading and unloading by the same employee of self-locating mandrels and/or formers.
2. Routine turns testing of transformer coils.
3. Winding spiral windings with one or more conductors in parallel, including loading and unloading by the same employee of self-locating mandrels and/or formers.

 

RATE DDD

1. Taping and/or wrapping of transformer leads and/or coils and/or conductors and/or tubes by hand for transformers above 500 kVA (n.e.s.).

 

RATE E

1. All operations (n.e.s.) in the assembling of transformers, other than yoke, up to and including 500 kVA.
2. Connecting and/or sweating of leads and/or ends of transformers up to and including 500 kVA.

 

RATE F

1. Taping of leads on transformers up to and including 500 kVA.
2. Winding of windings with round or strip conductors on bobbins and/or reels, where the length of the coil does not exceed 200 mm, including the changing of bobbins and/or reels by the same employee.

 

RATE G

1. Assembling of yokes.
2. Checking core stacks, using pre-set gauges.
3. Mounting of covers and/or accessories (self-locating parts) and/or terminals and/or pipe work, including straightening of studs where necessary and the use of jointing material.
4. Removing top yoke prior to assembling of coils under instruction of a Rate A to D employee.
5. Stacking and/or banding and/or securing of laminations and the positioning of clamps, including the use of fixed gauges.
6. Stripping of windings for the purpose of remanufacture only.