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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

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule M

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Schedule M are prescribed in Clause 3(a) of Part II of this Agreement

V. Welding and soldering operations

 

RATE AA

1. Ferrous welding in a finished run involving no change in procedure in respect of amperage or rate of deposition or size and type of rod.

 

RATE D

1. Hand welding by mechanically fed electrodes.
2. Operating automatic arc and/or gas welding machine (excluding setting up).
3. Preliminary welding for positioning of jobs prior to welding, riveting or bolting up (runs of not more than 25 mm in length) (n.e.s.).
4. *Repetition welding and/or brazing in fixtures.

*Repetition welding and/or brazing in fixtures means that the fixture must be made in such a manner as to allow the employee to undertake the maximum amount of welding and/or brazing on the article in the fixture and thereafter the same employee or a Rate B employee or an employee at a higher rate than Rate B may complete the weld on the article when it is removed from the fixture.

5. Soldering (n.e.s.).

 

RATE E

1. Soft soldering and/or sweating by hand (n.e.s.).

 

RATE F

1. Operating automatic submerged arc and/or gas shielded wire and/or flux cored wire arc welding machine where the operator is confined to loading, starting, stopping and unloading the machine and the setting up of which is done by a Rate A or AA employee.

 

RATE G

1. Operating butt and/or flash and/or projection and/or resistance and/or spot and/or arc spot and/or seam and/or stud welding machine.
2. Repetition brazing and/or bronze welding by pre-set automatic machine not involving the use of filler rods.
3. Repetition soft soldering of material not exceeding 4 mm and/or badges and/or medals.
4. Soldering and/or sweating by dipping and/or by machine.