Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Motor Industry Bargaining Council  (MIBCO)

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Division C

Chapter 4: Automotive Engineering Establishments

Clause 2: Wages
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(1)Minimum wages

The following minimum wages shall be paid by an employer to each of the employees of the classes specified in the following wage schedules in the area of the region in which the establishment is situated and no employee shall accept a wage lower than that specified for his/her class in such area.

 

(2)Certificate of Service

On the assumption of duty with a new employer, an employer may require an operative, grade A, operative, grade B or operative engine assembler who wishes to claim credit for past experience, to produce a certificate of service reflecting details of his past experience in the form of Annexure A to this Agreement.

 

"experience" means the total period or periods of employment that an employee has had either with his present or any other employer in the particular occupation in which he is employed.

 

(3)WAGE SCHEDULES:

 

(a)Minimum wages from the date of implementation as determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour to 31 August 2026—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched i

 

Note:In the case of the wages specified for the under mentioned employees, the following special provisions shall apply for Operatives:

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched ii

 

Apprenticeship and learnership minimum wages for the period from the date of implementation as determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour to 31 August 2026—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched iii

 

[NOTE: Guaranteed wage increases: An employer shall pay his employees who are earning above the prescribed minimum wages at the time of publication of this Agreement, the guaranteed wage increases as set out in Division D of this Agreement.]

 

(b)Minimum wages from 01 September 2026 to 31 August 2027—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched iv

 

Note:In the case of the wages specified for the under mentioned employees, the following special provisions shall apply for Operatives:

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched v

 

Apprenticeship and learnership minimum wages from 01 September 2026 to 31 August 2027—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched vi

 

NOTE:[Guaranteed wage increases: An employer shall pay his employees who are earning above the prescribed minimum wages at the time of publication of this Agreement, the guaranteed wage increases as set out in Division D of this Agreement.]

 

(c)Minimum wages from 01 September 2027 to 31 August 2028—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched vii

 

Note:In the case of the wages specified for the under mentioned employees, the following special provisions shall apply for Operatives:

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched viii

 

Apprenticeship and learnership minimum wages from 01 September 2027 to 31 August 2028—

 

R6927 C4(3) Wage sched ix

 

NOTE:[Guaranteed wage increases: An employer shall pay his employees who are earning above the prescribed minimum wages at the time of publication of this Agreement, the guaranteed wage increases as set out in Division D of this Agreement.]