ONON THETTHHHEEEROAD RROROADOOAAADD www.nbcrfl i.org.za 1st EDITION 2014 THE ROLE OF COUNCIL: A REMINDER Who are we? The Administration section of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) ensures compliance with the Collective Agreements which the parties to the Council agree to during industry negotiations. These Collective Agreements consist of the conditions of employment between employers and employees within the road freight and logistics industry. We help ensure stability in the road freight and logistics industry by providing services related to the Collective Agreements outlined below. What we do for you? The parties to Council (party trade unions and employer organisations) provide members with a number of value-added service offerings, including: • Setting minimum standards and conditions of employment, which are included in the Collective Agreements. • Ensuring all employers and employees who fall within the scope of the NBCRFLI obey the conditions set through education about and enforcement of the Collective Agreements. • Facilitating the resolution of disputes between employers and employees in the Industry through our Dispute Resolution function where CCMA accredited commissioners mediate and arbitrate disputes. • Administering the industry’s annual, sick leave and holiday bonus funds. • Providing wellness services to the industry, such as Trucking Wellness and the Wellness Fund Health Plan, through appointed service providers. How to keep in contact with us Should you have any questions regarding your annual, sick leave or holiday bonus or the wellness services, please speak to your HR or payroll department. Should you wish to contact us directly, we have listed some useful contact numbers on the back page of this newsletter. There is also useful information about our services on our website at, www.nbcrfl i.org.za. 2014 FIFA World Cup For advertising sales and rates, please contact Brazil Fixtures Inside Mrs Fikile Mchunu at newsletter@nbcrfi .co.za Go to our website – www.nbcrfl i.org.za – to view photos of the winners of last edition’s competitions. GP VISITS = 5 (3 correct entries) SPOT iFLOP ASK BATHO • Kabelo Moleko R2000 Grand Prize Winner: • [email protected] • Jerome Moodley Sello Ephraim Mahlatsi • Rhulani Silas Mashava • Sipho Maduna • Larry Devenish Consolation prizes – hampers: • Thabo Khumalo • Nduduzo Ndaba • Peter Mashikinya • Anna Mashapa • Sipho Mahlaba • Darren Marais • Tony Mpisane • Cristopher Kleyn COMPETITION RULES & WINNER SELECTION 1. To enter, the person must SMS their Name, Surname, ID Number and Answer in 8. The winner will be drawn randomly from the correct entries. 16. The company shall also not be responsible for entries that are damaged, that order. Only ONE SMS entry will be accepted. 9. The duration of the competition will be determined by the company. incompletely received, late, lost, misdirected, garbled or for any reason as a 2. Entrants must be 18 years and older to enter. 10. The company reserves the right to amend the competition end date at any time. result of hardware, software, browser or network failure of any kind or lost or 3. This competition is open to members of the National Bargaining Council of the 11. If you have been selected as the winner, you will be notifi ed telephonically and/ unavailable network connections. Road Freight and Logistics Industry, drivers, warehouse staff and their employers. or by SMS and the winner will be published in our next edition of Ziwaphi On the 17. The company reserves the right to amend these rules at any time. 4. There is no purchase requirement to enter this competition except the cost of the Road. 18. The company will endeavour to announce the winner within one week after the SMS. 12. If you have been notifi ed that you are the winner, you will be given a total of 5 closing date of the competition and distribute the prize within one week after the 5. Rate of R1.50 per SMS will apply and where applicable, data charges may also (fi ve) working days to submit your banking details and copy of your ID. winner has been announced. be charged. 13. By entering the competition, the winner agrees to participate in any promotional 19. The prize is not transferable. 6. A limited number of correct entries will win during this competition. activity and material as the company deems fi t. 20. Distribution of prizes will be done via courier or personal delivery. No cash will be 7. In the event of a dispute regarding the rules, conduct and results relating to this 14. Incorrect entries will be disqualifi ed. handed to the winner under any circumstances. competition, the company shall make a fi nal decision and no correspondence or 15. The company accepts no liability for any direct or indirect damages occurring as CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS! OUR TO discussion shall be entered into. a result of participation in the competition or as a result of the use of the prize. WINNERS MenziM Ngubane is a South African actor best known for his role as Sibusiso Dlomo, oro Ngamla, on Generations. PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 1987: Menzi showcased his talent to South Africa in the local television series Kwa Khala Nyonini 1. The second series followed in 1988, making his character Cijimpi a household name. • He acted in the television show uBambolwami, and he received an Avanti Award nomination in the category “Best Actor in a Drama”. • He played the role of Jerome on the TV series Gaz’lam. He was voted Most Stylish Actor in a drama for Gaz’lam, for which he received an Elle/Sunday Times Magazine Award. • 1990: He acted in a production of Street Sisters which was performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and at overseas venues. • 1991: He was involved in a theatre production called “A 100-year Celebration of the South African National Anthem,” and Kamieng. • He was also in Seazar, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Caesar, which was shown both locally and in England. • 2004: Menzi starred in the movie Country of my Skull alongside Samuel L. Jackson. • 2008: He won the Star of Mzansi award and the R1-million cash prize. • Menzi has also acted in Yizo Yizo and Soul City. PERSONAL LIFE In 2011, Menzi was admitted to hospital after both his kidneys failed due to high blood pressure. Menzi is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. In the meantime, he has had to change his lifestyle; he has quit drinking, smoking and has changed his diet. Menzi is forever grateful to his wife, who he says became “his rock” after he got sick. CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT ON SIBUSISO DLOMO “Sibusiso and Menzi are two different people, but there is a small difference between the two. When I walk into the SABC, I become Sibusiso. I walk, talk and think like him. The minute I take off his costumes and walk out of the SABC, I become Menzi. When I am out with my family, people see Sibusiso and not Menzi. For this reason, I must always switch between the two. Fans will be fans so I play along with them, but I must always make sure that I differentiate between my life and that of Sibusiso.” PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Sources: www.TVSA.co.za DATE OF BIRTH: 28 AUGUST BIRTHPLACE: LADYSMITH In order for us to send you the latest NBCRFLI information on a regular basis, we require your most up-to-date contact details. SMS us your: Name, ID number, Cellphone number, Email address (if you have one), AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION JOINS THE NBCRFLI Who told you about the competition? (their name, surname and ID number) As of January 2014, the National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA) to 39485 and win an exciting NBCRFLI prize! has been admitted as a party to the National Bargaining Council for the Road By telling your friends to send us their details, you stand Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI). Based on NEASA’s membership fi gures, a chance of winning more prizes. So the more people they are entitled to have one seat on the Council’s board. you tell - the more prizes you win! Winners will be announced in the next edition of Ziwaphi. NEASA is one of South Africa’s employer associations which represents employers within the road freight and logistics industry. “We welcome NEASA as a new party to the Council and trust that their ideas and knowledge will promote orderly collective bargaining,” says Tersia Ströh, Acting National Secretary of the NBCRFLI. TRANSLATION OF MAIN COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT INTO AMENDMENTS TO THE MAIN COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AFRIKAANS, ISIXHOSA, ISIZULU AND SESOTHO The Minister of Labour has approved two amendments to the provisions of the Main The National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry Collective Agreement: (NBCRFLI) is proud to announce that the existing legal version of the Main Collective 1. Any contribution paid to a benefi t fund which is not claimed or otherwise legally Agreement is in the process of being translated into 4 of the 11 offi cial languages; disposed of within fi ve years of receipt thereof, will be forfeited to the reserve namely Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu and seSotho. funds of the benefi t fund concerned. The Main Collective Agreement, which has only been available in English, regulates 2. From 1 February 2014 onwards, trade union subscriptions deducted from the the terms and conditions of employment or any other matters of mutual interest wages of party union members must be paid directly from the employer to the concluded between employee and employer representatives in the road freight and respective trade unions. These fees will no longer be collected by the Council. logistics industry. In the long term, the Council plans to translate the Main Collective Agreement EXTENSION TO THE EXEMPTIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION into the other offi cial languages, which will go a long way to ensuring that all its COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT members are aware of the conditions set out in the Main Collective Agreement.