Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity has applied to the Labour Court to place the Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries (MEIBC) under curatorship.  

Its aim is to rehabilitate the council to solvency and functionality through the appointment of a business rescue practitioner.  The MEIBC represents about 10,624 employers and 306,747 employees in the industry.  Marius Croucamp of Solidarity said on Tuesday that the prolonged mismanagement of the MEIBC had been characterised by major financial irregularities, pillaging and internal politicking.  “All of this has brought the MEIBC to its knees and a point has been reached where the council cannot meet its basic responsibilities anymore,” he said.  Solidarity has cited 43 respondents in its application, including the MEIBC, the labour minister, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa) and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa).

• Read this report by Roy Cokayne in full at Business Report
• See too, Solidarity calls for curatorship over metals bargaining council, at Engineering News
• Read Solidarity’s press statement in this regard at Solidarity online

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