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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

Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule D

Division D/32

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/32 are Prescribed in Clause 3(a) of Part II of this agreement

 

 

RATE A

1. Electrician’s work.
2. Radiotrician’s work.
3. Radio and television mechanician’s and/or artisan’s work.

 

RATE AA

1. Direct supervision of Rate B or lower-rated employees.
2. Location of electrical faults by predetermined symptom analysis, including repair of such faults by soldering or replacement of faulty components.

 

RATE B

1. Direct supervision of Rate C or lower-rated employees.

 

RATE C

1. Relief operating for Rates D to DDD employees.

 

RATE D

1. Final testing, electrical testing and mechanical alignment of circuits within predetermined limits, including immediate rectification of obvious faults.

 

RATE DD

1. Rectification and repair of major mechanical faults and defects on products.

 

RATE DDD

1. Operating all types of production machines, including adjustments and attachment of self-locating dies.
2. Electrical testing, including the use of jigs and instruments, of circuits to predetermined limits, but excluding repair work.
3. Relief operating for Rates E to H employees.
4. Operating soldering machines, including checking of solder temperature and maintaining solder-bath levels.

 

RATE E

1. Visual examination of products, including touching up of joints, cropping of leads, replacement of incorrect or damaged components and the rectification of minor mechanical defects.
2. Assembling and/or fixing and/or wiring in of components and/or wiring (using prepared wires) to set instructions and/or figures and/or model and/or sample, including soldering by hand.

 

RATE F

1. Operating all types of production machines, excluding setting and attachment of self-locating dies.
2. Functional checking of pre-tested components and assemblies.
3. Mounting and/or connecting of chassis and/or sub-assemblies and/or components and/or fitments into cabinets or chassis.
4. Inserting components into prepared printed circuit boards to set instructions and/or sample, including trimming of leads, but excluding soldering.
5. Operating a semi-automatic transfer printing machine, including the preparation and mixing of printing ink.

 

RATE G

1. Laying and binding of cable harnesses, including fitting terminations into housing and/or tinning by dipping.
2. Coding and/or silk screening to samples and/or instructions and/or pictorial sketches and/or photographs.

 

RATE H

1. Repetitive spray-painting or screening.
2. Product cleaning and packing.
3. General labouring.