Collective Bargaining

The MBA is a party to two Bargain Councils (Councils) in the Eastern and Southern Cape namely: 

• BIBC E&S Cape 
• BIBC East London

The Councils are established statutory bodies in terms of section 27 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) and serve as the official forum for engagements between employers orginisations and trade unions in the Building Industry in the region.

The Council’s main objectives can be summarised as being:

• To consider and regulate matters of mutual interest to employers and employees in the industry.
• To secure the complete organisation of employers and employees throughout the industry.
• To promote good relations between employees and employers to secure cooperation and the recognition of mutual interests.
• To establish and regulate uniform conditions of employment for employees within the industry.
• To establish means of securing to employees the greatest possible security of earnings and employment.
• To endeavour to minimise unemployment and casual labour.
• To ensure the recognition and observance by all persons in the Industry, of any negotiated Collective Agreements.
• To make representations to NEDLAC on policy and legislation that may affect the industry or relations between employers and employees.
• To resolve labour disputes.

Collective Agreements

There are currently no active Collective Agreements governing conditions of emlyment in the region.

This is largely attributed to the lack of Trade Union Representativeness required in terms of the LRA in order to secure an extension of such collective agreement to non-parties employers and employees. 

Notwithstanding the absence of a formal collective agreement, many of the norms and standards established in terms of the former Colllective Agreements still prevail in the local industry.

The Councils are also still active with regard to the above objectives, including the management and oversight of the various Industry Employee Benefits under its control. 

The parties also still meet regularly to discuss matters of mutual interest and to deal with the administration of the councils.

For more information Contact MBA Labour Relations Manager Gerhard Olivier