In his response, De Ruyter acknowledges the immense contribution of the metals and engineering sector to the country and the contribution of Seifsa and its members to the economy. He explains that, while Eskom regrets supply interruptions in past weeks, it is...
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Letter to Mr De Ruyter – SEIFSA
Dear Sir LOAD SHEDDING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE METAL AND ENGINEERING SECTOR I write to you on behalf of eighteen employer associations, who are federated to SEIFSA, who collectively represent in excess of a thousand employers who employ close to 170 000 employees, which...
SEIFSA & NATJOINTS collaborative effort to curb strike violence
A delegation from SEIFSA had meetings with NATJOINTS over the weekend in a collaborative effort to curb the violence during the strike. During the meeting hotspots for strike violence were identified and SEIFSA was tasked to gather information and share credible...
Dispute discussions continue between Employers & Trade Unions
Date: 2 September 2021: At today’s CCMA facilitated bargaining council dispute sub-committee meeting held between the trade unions, the SEIFSA affiliated Employer Associations, NEASA and SAEFA, all the parties agreed to continue negotiations in a serious endeavour to...
STRIKE, PICKETING AND LOCK-OUT HANDLING GUIDELINES 2021
MAIN AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS: 2021 Introduction SEIFSA member companies will be aware that the Main Agreement Wages and Conditions of Employment Negotiations are currently under way. It is anticipated that the trade unions may declare a dispute against the employer...
SEIFSA declares a COUNTER dispute against NUMSA
The SEIFSA Council at its meeting today unanimously agreed to declare a counter dispute against the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) for refusing to accept the proposed Settlement Agreement tabled at the last negotiating meeting held on 28 July...
SEIFSA appoints Lucio Trentini CEO
JOHANNESBURG, 2 AUGUST 2021 – Industry veteran Lucio Trentini has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) with immediate effect. SEIFSA Board Chair, Elias Monage in acknowledged the...
SEIFSA Bursary 2021
Are you a South African citizen , 35 years old or younger and achieved 75% in maths and science in matric and meet the below criteria: Be a South African citizen 35 years old or younger Good academic results for Mathematics and Science with a minimum of 75% average on...
Government Support required to revive the Sector
YEAR-LONG VIEW OF THE METALS AND ENGINEERING SECTOR CONCLUDES THAT GOVERNMENT POLICY SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL TO REVIVE THE SECTOR The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) today released its flagship publication, The State of the Metals...
Manufacturers cannot afford further increase in electricity tariffs if the economy is to be revived, says SEIFSA
JOHANNESBURG, 7 DECEMBER 2020 – Manufacturing businesses in South Africa cannot afford a further electricity tariff hike, given the strain the economy is under, Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango said...