Picketing Rules have been issued by the CCMA binding the Parties behaviour during the industrial action that will unfold over the next couple of days.

If you have not yet received the download it here: 

Company Lockout Letter

The NUMSA strike will commence at 0:500 on Tuesday, 5 October 2021.Concerning the strike please communicate the following to your employees:

  • Management recognises the right of workers to strike;
  • Management recognises the right of those workers who do not wish to participate in strike action NOT to strike;
  • Acts of intimidation, victimisation and/or forcing employees who do not wish to participate in strike action to do so against their will – witnessed and/or reported to management, will not be condoned or tolerated and the appropriate and necessary disciplinary action will be taken;
  • All acts of damage to company property, witnessed, recorded and/or reported to management will likewise lead to disciplinary action on the grounds of serious misconduct; and
  • All absences from work and/or work stations as a consequence of participating in strike action will be treated on the basis of NO WORK; NO PAY

Please also note that we will be circulating a Strike Survey on every-day of the strike in order to track support for the strike and managements responses thereto.

The Survey will be brief and shouldn’t take you longer than 5 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey, it is critically important that we have a clear and proper understanding of what will unfold over the next few days 

With regards to implementing a lock-out in response to strike action, again this is your call and your call only, should you wish to do so.

In the interim, SEIFSA’s Negotiating Team will continue to keep all channels of communication open with all trade unions in an endeavour to mitigate the impact the strike and the lock-out will have on the industry.

Again, we kindly remind the membership to ensure that all necessary precautions and plans are in place in anticipation of what will commence on Tuesday.

Should you have any queries, questions and/ or concerns before, during or post this episode please contact the Staff of the Industrial Relations Division on (011) 298-9400 or myself directly on (011) 298-9414.

As we gear up for what will unfold, I take this opportunity to thank each and every member of the Negotiating Team, the Associations and most importantly you our affiliated membership. I can assure each and every one of you that we remain committed and resolute to closing this round of negotiations, within mandate and with as little disruption as possible to the industry.

We will continue to keep all members fully informed as developments unfold over the next few days.

Stay safe and remain vigilant.

Download Strike picketing rules:

CCMA Picketing Rules