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Employment and Labour
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment (COIDA) Bill: public hearings day 4
28 Apr 2021
Read more about the Mahlangu matter here. (source: SERI)
Read the full Constitutional Court Order here.
Download the COIDA factsheet here.
The Portfolio Committee met in a virtual sitting to hear oral submissions on the Compensation Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment (COIDA) Bill. Five organisations – Relay Emergency Medical ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment (COIDA) Bill: public hearings
20 Apr 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour
Read more about the Mahlangu matter here. (source: SERI)
Read the full Constitutional Court Order here.
Download the COIDA factsheet here.
The Committee met virtually for oral presentations from the National Employers Association of South Africa, COIDLink, the Minerals Council of South Africa ...
Employment and Labour
Employment Equity Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
13 Apr 2021
Video: PC Labour 13 April 2021
The Committee held virtual public hearings on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
Sakeliga said that the Bill is undesirable and should be withdrawn as clause 4 is unconstitutional, given the Constitution’s disapproval of race-based public policy. Further clause 12 provides that the Minister may ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Report on ArcelorMittal Oversight Visit; Committee Programme
17 Mar 2021
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on ArcelorMittal Oversight Visit.
The Committee will be meeting on the resolution passed by the National Assembly on the plight of farm workers that this Committee and the Agriculture Portfolio Committee must submit a report on by November 2021 to the ...
Employment and Labour
Employment Equity A/B & Compensation for Occupational Injuries And Diseases A/B Bill: summary on submissions received
10 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to hear summaries of the written submissions on the 2020 Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill (COIDA) and Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill. COIDA received 86 written submissions and while EE received 23. COIDA had 17 oral submissions requests and EE ...
Employment and Labour
Impact of SONA and Budget Speech as they relate to Department; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour,[NA]
Minister of Finance Budget Speech 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Department of Employment and Labour presented on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and budget speech announcement and its impact on the sector. The presentation ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Regulations & Development: DEL briefing; with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour (24th Feb 2021)
National Minimum Wage for 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the regulations and other developments of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) by the National Minimum Wage Commission.
The Commission informed the Committee that the NMW did ...
Employment and Labour
UIF suspensions in 2020 & overdue CF reports relating to claims, payments and injuries per sector; with Minister
19 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, 19 February 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour received an update on the cases of suspended officials of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) who were accused of defrauding the Department’s Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). The officials ...
Employment and Labour
SIU on investigations & findings against UIF, with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour,16 February 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour met on a virtual platform with the Special Investigating Unit to discuss progress regarding investigations on the Unemployment Insurance Fund, specifically the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). Present in the meeting was the Minister ...
Employment and Labour
Workshop: focus on core operations and functions of Bargaining Council
13 Feb 2021
The Committee was convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Labour and Employment on the core operations and functions of the Bargaining Council. The main objective was to explain the concept of collective bargaining, as well as to provide Members with an overview of ...