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Order the Main Agreement Handbook & receive a complimentary wall chart. The 2024-2025 Main Agreement Handbook , is now available for purchase! This comprehensive handbook provides an easy-to-read summary of the industry’s terms and conditions of employment, technical schedules, and management guidelines for dealing with various scenarios such as retrenchments, lay-off, short-time, and load shedding.

You are invited to attend our workshop unpacking the newly concluded Main Agreement. This year’s groundbreaking wage negotiations were concluded in record breaking time, and signed on 13 May 2024! The workshop includes the new method of applying the wage increases, the gazettal and extension process, plus the exemption process for wages and end of

To view Government Gazette No: 50742 please click on the link below: Gazette 3 June 2024 _ Transition to Occupational Qualifications  

Please note that the contribution rate for both the Metal Industries Provident Fund and Engineering Industries Pension Fund, will increase AS FROM 1 JULY 2024. Please see circular below for more information: EIPF_MIPF firm circular Letter re contribution increase 2024  

To listen to the recording of the Press Conference held on 15 May 2024 please click on the link below: Conclusion of the 2024 Wage Negotiations Joint Press Conference

Below please find the latest update on the Main Agreement wage negotiations for your information: MA Negs 2024 Wage Negotiations Update_Issue 4_Press Release  

Below please find the latest update on the Main Agreement wage negotiations for your information: MA Negs 2024 Wage Negotiations Update_Issue 2

  28 November 2023 Below please find the Annual Shutdown Provisions for your attention: Leave Pay_Leave Bonus_Calcs_2023  

2 November 2023 The following skills or qualifications have been determined to be critical for the Republic of South Africa in relation to an application for a critical skills work visa or permanent residence permit: Critical Skills List_3 October 2023