Seifsa warns of possible unprotected metals industry strike

The National Metalworkers’ Union of South Africa (Numsa) is preparing for a possible national stay-away and other forms of protest action on Wednesday, September 30.

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa)warned on its website that if protest action was to go ahead, employees would not be protected by the normal rules of no-work-no-pay and no disciplinary action as not enough notice of the strike had been given according to the regulations contained in the Labour Relations Act.