Events and Exhibitions
SARACCA HOLDS
NATIONAL BRANCH MEETING
Held at the end of August this year , members from around the country gathered through a virtual meeting to discuss various association information , listen to , and engage with the guest speaker , and further talk generally about the state of the industry .
Opening the event , president of the South African
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association ( SARACCA ), Hennie Basson greeted and welcomed members and attendees to the national meeting .
The branch chairmen were given the opportunity to greet and welcome members in their specific regions . The chairs Tony Moodley ( KZN ), David Botha ( GP ) and Jacques Claassen ( WC ) collectively thanked members for taking the time to attend the national meeting and further get the opportunity to learn something new and gain insight from the guest speaker for the event .
Basson then handed over to guest speaker – Marius Landman , a labour consultant and industrial relations specialist who presented information to members about job grading for the sector . Landman also has extensive experience dealing with the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa ( SEIFSA ) and the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council ( MEIBC ).
Landman ’ s presentation offered a thorough discussion of the grading systems that govern the industry while being legally binding , also may be difficult and complicated for business owners to understand . Essentially grading systems are applied for employees doing specific work in a particular environment that are subject to a set wage per hour . Job grading also involves inclusion of the tasks an employee will undertake which may be on a weekly or monthly basis .
The presentation included the importance for employers to ensure the correct grading of employees according to their appointed role as some may have additional skills such as welding or forklift operation , however if their sold role is to clean , their grading should be aligned to that . Similarly , to protect employees being underpaid if an employee is graded as a driver but in between waiting for deliveries is cleaning and completing other tasks , his grading ( and remuneration ) would naturally need to be different . Discrepancies would come out through an assessment undertaken and so it is critical that each role players knows exactly what their job and responsibilities
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Hennie Basson , SARACCA president greeting members and attendees to the virtual national branch meeting .
Marius Landman talks to members about employee grading .
SARACCA director , Barney Richardson giving feedback to members on the new national skills programme manual .
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