Today, the LBC has four essential functions. These are: *To offer a forum to negotiate a collective agreement between employer and employee representative organizations *To administer the collective agreement entered into between employer and employee representative bodies in the laundry, dry cleaning & dyeing industry. The agreement covers standard terms and conditions of employment e. g rates of pay, benefits, holidays etc *To resolve labour disputes within the industry rather than referring them to the CCMA *To administer social benefit funds for employees (e. g. provident fund, sickfund and sick pay)

Contact the National Bargaining Council for Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty and Skincare Industry for any concerns or assistance regarding the National Collective Agreements, the Social Funds and Dispute Resolution services.

The Labour Relations Act provides for the self-regulation of Industries through the medium of Bargaining Councils. MIBCO is a Bargaining Council as envisaged in the Act whose mission is to create and maintain industrial peace and stability in the Motor Industry. It provides the following services to approximately 14 000 Employers and 182 000 Employees throughout the RSA. Forum and facilities for Collective Bargaining, Settlement of Labour Disputes, Provision of Social Benefits for the upliftment of all persons falling within the Industry, i. e. Pension, Provident, Medical, Sick, Accident, Maternity and Holiday Pay Funds. It consists of representatives from both Employers' and Employees' Organisations and has equal representation from both groups (see Organagram) . The Agreements negotiated by the Council are, where necessary, extended by the State to cover the entire Industry once satisfied that the Parties to the Council are in the majority...