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Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Audit Report on Cape Town building lease; Universities/CCMA MOA on Labour Dispute Resolution Standards
9 Sep 2015
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) reported back on the history and process of the lease arrangements for the Cape Town office, which had been previously queried by the Committee. It had awarded a tender bid to Potlako Properties on 7 January 2013. Potlako subsequently changed its ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Legislation passed in Fourth Parliament: National Minimum Wage: workshop
2 Sep 2015
•The workshop on labour law changes made during the Fourth Parliament brought the Committee up-to-speed on what had been achieved:
• The Labour Relations Amendment Act of 2014 amended provisions dealing with collective rights, picketing rules, Essential Services Committee, minimum services, appointment of an administrator, Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Workshop: day 1
23 Jun 2015
The workshop revolved around gathering input, comment and material from the public around the issue of a national minimum wage. This discussion was important, given that sectoral minimum wages had been running successfully for over ten years.
The presentation from the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) ...
Employment and Labour
Nedlac Forensic Audit Report; Committee Report on Labour Relations Amendment Private Member’s Bill
17 Jun 2015
Nedlac said the forensic investigation emanated from a letter from the Department of Labour dated 8 November 2011, submitted to the former Chairperson of the Nedlac Audit Committee. The letter raised a number of alleged irregularities at Nedlac and the Audit Committee at its meeting on 17 January 2012 decided ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its 4th Quarter 2014/15 Perfomance Report
27 May 2015
The Department of Labour (DoL) presented its 4th Quarterly Report for 2014/15, which was in a different format from previous reports and had changed the way in which targets were assessed. The Department had reached 58% achievement overall. The achievements of each branch were outlined. It was noted that the main ...
Employment and Labour
Private Member’s Amendment Bill proposed for Labour Relations Act (Ollis MP): rejected
20 May 2015
Proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act of 1995, presented to the Portfolio Committee by the Democratic Alliance, were rejected outright by Members of the ANC.
The Committee was informed the purpose of the Bill was to protect the general public from violence and intimidation during strike action, and to ...
Employment and Labour
Functions and Operations of Essential Services Committee briefing
13 May 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Essential Services Committee (ESC) on its functions and operations, along with some of the challenges that it had been facing with regard to its relationship with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration(CCMA).
The Essential Services Committee was established in terms of Section 70 ...
Employment and Labour
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, Arbitration: Leases and other issues
12 May 2015
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) presented to the Portfolio Committee on the challenges that had been experienced in the office lease for the Western Cape CCMA. The lease had been entered into after a tender process, and the CCMA was supposed to have taken occupation on 1 ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its plan to utilise Inspection and Enforcement Services budget; Committee Report on Department of Labour 2015/16 budget
29 Apr 2015
The Department of Labour presented a proposal for Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES), which had been developed in view of the changing nature of work currently being experienced. Inspection was the primary mode of service delivery for the Department, and there was a realisation that the inspectorate was not geared ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund turnaround action: overview by Labour Director-General; NEDLAC response to Committee questions
15 Apr 2015
The Director-General of the Department of Labour said that after his appointment in December 2014, he had noted a number of challenges facing the Compensation Fund and these were being addressed. The Fund had received a number of disclaimers from the Auditor General over the years because of issues related ...