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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 D

Division D/19

Wire and Rope Manufacturing Division

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/19 are Prescribed in Section 1(1) of Part II of this Manual

Section (f): Wire rope making plant

 

RATE A1

1. Ropemaking, including supervisory work, setting up and/or adjusting and/or changing attachments.

Not less than one employee with supervisory knowledge to be appointed in each department on each shift:

First year of experience............................................

Refer to table of wages

Second year of experience.......................................

Thereafter................................................................

Rate A1

 

RATE F

1. Supervising of employees employed on classes of work below Rate F, including repetition ‘in process’ checking of wire (not final checking).

 

RATE G

1. Operating stranding or closing machine, including butt welding of wire by machine and brazing of wire and removal and replacement of attachments under supervision.
2. Operating a strand and rope covering extrusion machine.

 

RATE H

1. Assisting operator of a stranding or closing machine.
2. Operating an automatic wire winding machine, including butt welding of wire by machine and brazing of wire.
3. Operating a hand-fed wire winding machine.
4. Operating a strand winding machine.
5. Application of rope dressing.
6. Attending grease plant, when appointed as grease plant attendant.