Salgbc
Trade in Kempton Park

The SALGBC is established voluntarily in terms of the Labour Relations Act, by agreement between the employer organization and trade unions parties (IMATU and SAMWU).

This agreement is contained in the Council’s Constitution (a collective agreement), which is the fundamental governing instrument that regulates the relationship between the employer organization and the trade union parties, to be read in conjunction with the Labour Relations Act. The employer body and the trade unions are responsible for negotiating conditions of service and matters of mutual interest, which culminate in collective agreements that become binding on the members of SALGA, on the one hand, and members of SAMWU and IMATU, on the other. To provide a dispute resolution function for the local government sector. The council’s highest decision-making body is the Central Council. The council’s governance and administrative structures are underpinned by a two-tiered system where certain decisions are reserved for the Central Council and other decisions are devolved to the divisions of the council. Collective agreements are concluded at the central and divisional level. Disputes are mainly managed in the divisions of the council. The parties to the council participate in all the various structures and take the final decisions, except on certain administrative matters. The council’s administration is headed by a General Secretary, who has overall responsibility for the Central Council and the 13 divisions. Each division is headed by a Regional Secretary, who reports to both the division and the General Secretary of the Central Council. The 13 divisions of the council are divided into six regions, with a Regional Secretary in charge of a particular regional office and those divisions that fall under its jurisdiction. Some regions span more than one province or division. The council has a total of 41 staff employed in its Head Office and six Regional Offices. The delegates, at the first meeting of the year, appoint a chairperson from amongst the delegates to the Bargaining Committee. The Employee Benefits Working Group, which deals with matters related to retirement funds and medical aid issues. The Municipal Services Working Group, which deals with municipal services. Much of this group’s deliberations have to do with the restructuring of the electricity, water, health, police services and other municipal services. The Bargaining Council obtains its funding from Bargaining Council Levies, which are contributed by employees and municipalities. The Bargaining Council Levy must be paid by all employees, including Municipal Managers and contract employees. The parties to the council have also concluded an Agency Shop Collective Agreement as contemplated in Section 25 of the Labour Relations Act. These monies are administered by the council and paid over to the trade unions. In addition, all employees who are required to pay the Agency Shop Fee must also pay the applicable Bargaining Council Levy, which is currently R8.25.