Free webinar: Exemption application for Leave Enhancement Pay / Leave Bonus
This webinar is aimed at companies considering applying for an exemption to not pay the LEP. Section 14 of the Main Agreement provides that every employee is entitled to leave enhancement pay (LEP), calculated on the basis of 8.33 percent of actual earnings, excluding allowances based on the actual normal ordinary hours worked. Deadline for […]
Final Call: Awards Entries Closing 25 October!
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Shine! Entries for the SEIFSA Awards for Excellence close on 25 October 2025, make sure your organisation is recognised for its contribution to the metals and engineering industry. Why Enter? This is your opportunity to showcase your excellence and stand among industry leaders, driving South Africa forward. Enter one or […]
SEIFSA Regional Roadshow 2025
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban. After more than a ten year pause since our last roadshow in 2014, SEIFSA is once again going on the road to connect directly with industry stakeholders across the country. The metals and engineering sector is navigating complex times with shifting global trade and investment patterns as well as the local […]
PIPS – The Perfect Partner For Businesses
USE SEIFSA PIPS TO: SEIFSA PIPS is any institution’s best insurance against price volatility eroding profit margins and sustainability, irrespective of whether the entity is a client, supplier or service provider. It is important to safeguard against project cost overruns by periodically reviewing and adjusting your contracts by using the SEIFSA PIPS. Can you afford […]
SEIFSA IN-COMING PRESIDENT MERVYN NAIDOO CALLS FOR A BOLD INDUSTRIAL AGENDA ANCHORED IN INFRASTRUCTURE-LED GROWTH
JOHANNESBURG, 6 October 2025 – Mervyn Naidoo Group Chief Executive Officer, Actom (Pty) Ltd was elected President of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, 3 October 2025. Mervyn Naidoo takes over the Presidency from Elias Monage, who has completed two terms and […]
Machine Cutting Services and SFE – Open Day
TO ALL LEIA MEMBERS Good day All Please find attached an invitation to attend the Machine Cutting Services Open Day taking place on Thursday, 9 October 2025, at 47 Brunton Circle, Modderfontein. This event will provide an excellent opportunity to:
Complimentary TESD Webinar 15 October: Foreign Nationals – Compliance Do’s and Don’ts
Foreign Nationals – Compliance Do’s and Don’ts! Discover how to manage foreign national employees compliantly in South Africa with the latest regulations, best practices, and strategies to keep you organisation aligned with labour laws. All TESD members are encouraged to attend and to invite clients and colleagues to join this complimentary webinar.
COSATU PROTEST ACTION 7 OCTOBER 2025
Management may be aware, from media reports, that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), intends calling workers to support a socio-economic protest action on Tuesday, 7 October 2025. Protest Action and the Labour Relations Act The Labour Relations Act (LRA) permits registered trade unions or federations such as COSATU to undertake protected protest action to […]
SEIFSA and NUMSA conclude Historic Agreement in record time
Following a bruising round of wage negotiations in 2021 which peaked in a three-week strike costing the industry in excess of R600 million rand per day in lost revenue, this year’s agreement was reached in record time, with no industry disruption and within mandate. The SEIFSA affiliated membership which accounts for 57% of all employees, […]
MA NEGS 2024 WAGE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE_ISSUE 2
Negotiations on the 10 April held between SEIFSA representing the 18 affiliated Employer Organizations, NUMSA, Solidarity, UASA, MEWUSA, SAEWA and NUM, culminated in the calling for a Metals and Engineering Industries Reconstruction, Reindustrialization and Development Plan in order to afford the industry an opportunity to re-set in an enabling environment underpinned by certainty, stabilityand industrial […]