MEF provides employers with advice, guidance and assistance in all aspects of labour laws and industrial relations matters such as conditions of work, disciplinary problems, retrenchment, hours of work and overtime, union recognition and union claims on terms and conditions of employment. MEF also studies proposals submitted to member companies by the unions prior to the commencement of collective bargaining. Advice is given on how to deal with such claims and how to prepare counter proposals and assistance is provided in negotiations of Collective Agreements.