The weekly contribution towards the MIBCO Sick, Accident and Maternity Pay Fund will not increase in 2020. The following rates will therefore continue to apply from the 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.
| Table 1 | Sick Fund | Maternity Fund | Death & Funeral | Total New Contribution |
| Male | R14.99 | – | R3.50 | R18.49 |
| Female | R14.99 | R7.06 | R3.50 | R25.55 |
We are pleased to inform participating employees that, with effect from 01 January 2020, all employees registered with the Fund will receive the following additional benefits after 8 consecutive weeks’ contributions:
- A death benefit of R20,000 per Fund member (increased from R15,000), upon the passing of the member;
- A funeral benefit of R10,000 for the Fund member, as well as his/her spouse/partner, children between the ages of 14 and 18 and R7,000 for children under the age of 14, to a maximum of three claims per year (an existing benefit); and
- A funeral benefit of R7,000 in the case of the still-birth of a child of the member (new benefit).
All death and funeral benefit-related queries may be directed to MISA on call centre number:
086 099 4147 or email info@ms.org.za.
We remind employers that participation in the Fund is restricted to paid-up members of the RMI only, with membership being compulsory for employees that are members of the Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA). All non-MISA members, employed by RMI-registered employers, may participate in the Fund on a voluntary basis.
Below is a summary of benefits accruing to employees that are members of the Fund.
MISA Members
Sick leave First 10 days at 100% of wages/salaries.
S Next 5 days at 50% of wages/salaries.
Employers will pay the MISA members directly and claim the benefit back from the Fund afterwards.
All Other Employees
Sick leave 15 days at 75% of wages/salaries.
Other Benefits, for all Employees
Accident Pay Up to 40 days at 75% of wages/salaries.
Maternity Pay Up to 17 weeks at 30% of wages/salaries.
All queries relating to sick, accident and maternity leave should be directed to the RMI.
Contact details:
| -Johannesburg Tel: (011) 886 6300 Regional Manager: Jeff Molefe IR specialist: Phuti Manamela | -Pretoria Tel: (012) 348 9311 Regional Manager: Jeff Molefe IR specialist: Tsepo Mohlakoana |
| -Durban Tel: (031) 266 7031 Regional Manager: Julian Pillay IR specialist: Janina Kalidass | -Bloemfontein Tel: (051) 430 3294 Regional Manager: Jacques Viljoen IR specialist: Jacques Viljoen |
| -Cape Town Tel: (021) 939 9440 Regional Manager: Joy Oldale IR specialist: Brent Barichievy IR specialist: Johanita Olivier | -Port Elizabeth Tel: (041) 364 0070 Regional Manager: Erwin Stroebel IR specialist: Eckhardt Oelofse |
