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Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: proposed amendments; Labour Budget Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee deliberated on the latest proposed amendments to the Labour Laws Amendment Bill. The first was the formula used for maternity benefits and the second related to beneficiaries.
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor explained that the Committee must have public participation with regards to the clause dealing with the extension ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: Committee processes; BRRR Report
4 Oct 2017
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor took the Committee through the progress of the Labour Laws Amendment Bill thus far. In addition, he highlighted that the Department of Labour had identified the use of an incorrect formula in Clause 9 of the Bill which seeks to amend section 13 of the Unemployment ...
Employment and Labour
DoL, Nedlac; Productivity SA; CCMA; Compensation Fund & UIF 2016/17 Annual Reports, with Auditor General input
13 Sep 2017
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on the audit outcomes of the Department of Labour (DoL) and its entities. In addition, The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), the Compensation Fund (CF), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the National Economic Development and ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund Action Plan; UIF Labour Activation Programmes; Committee Reports
6 Sep 2017
The Department of Labour briefed the Portfolio Committee on developments at the Unemployment Insurance Fund, as well as the action plan of the Compensation Fund.
The Compensation Fund reported that the Department had concluded 83% of the goals set out, and had created a programme to clean out inefficiencies. It ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour response to Gauteng committee oversight visit report
16 Aug 2017
The Department of Labour with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) who is in charge of the Labour Activation Programme appeared before to the Portfolio Committee on Labour to respond to the oversigh visit to Gauteng report.
The Committee was not interested in the presentation by the UIF Commission until they ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour, Unemployment Insurance Fund; Productivity SA; and Nedlac Quarter 3 & 4 performance
28 Jun 2017
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Productivity South Africa (PSA) and the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) reported on their performances during the third and fourth quarters of the 2016/17 financial year. The meeting was a continuation of the Committee’s engagement with entities under the Department of Labour.
The ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour, Supported Employment Enterprises, Compensation Fund & CCMA Quarter 3 & 4 performance
27 Jun 2017
The Department of Labour (DoL), Supported Employment Enterprises (SEE), the Compensation Fund (CF) and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) presented their third and fourth quarter reports for the 2016/2017financial year.
The DoL recorded a progressive improvement in the average achievement against its performance targets. Activities where performance ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour response to Committee Report on KZN oversight visit
31 May 2017
The Committee heard the Department of Labour’s response on the Status Reports regarding the oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal.
According to the Executive Summary, a total of 13 employers were visited and all were found to be non-compliant with the provisions of the labour laws outlined in the presentation. All inspections ...
Employment and Labour
Accessing Workplaces for Unannounced Oversight Visits: legal opinion; DoL Update on Western Cape & KZN oversight recommendations; DoL Budget approval
17 May 2017
Apologies were received from the Director General and Deputy Director General inspection and enforcement services
The Department briefed the Committee on the Western Cape oversight visit on 22-24 March 2017. The Committee noted with concern, the absence of the Chief inspector of KwaZulu-Natal and the Chief Director Provincial Operations. The ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Report on Quarter 1 & 2 Performance of Entities; Committee Reports on oversight visits
10 May 2017
Draft Committee Minutes dated 8 March 2017
Draft Committee Minutes dated 3 May 2017
Draft Committee Reports dated 4 May 2017
The Chairperson informed the Committee of the presence of a new Member, Ms Lerato Theko (ANC).
The Committee considered and adopted draft minutes dated 8 March 2017, 3 May ...