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Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill costing: Department of Labour briefing; Committee reports adopted
9 Nov 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Committee further on the costing of the Labour Laws Amendment Bill, in answer to the Committee's concerns as expressed at a previous meeting. Three scenarios in regard to the amendments had been proposed. The Nedlac social partners agreed to consider further amendments to ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions
2 Nov 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) responded to public comments on the Labour Laws Amendment Bill which is a Private Members’ Bill. The submissions proposed changes to clause 3 which states:
- An employee who is a parent and who is not entitled to maternity leave, is entitled to ten consecutive ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Auditor General input; Council for the Built Environment on its 2015/16 Annual Report
1 Nov 2016
The Committee received briefings from the Office of the Auditor-General on the financial statements o f the annual reports of the Department of Public Works (DPW), the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) and entities for the 2015/16 financial year, and from the Council for the Built Environment ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour & Auditor-General input on audit disagreements; Labour BRRR
26 Oct 2016
Annual Reports 2015/16
The purpose of this meeting was to assist the Committee to understand the concerns which Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) had raised in its management report, to give a voice to the concerns the Department of Labour had with the AGSA report and thirdly to allow the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust (IDT) on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy present
25 Oct 2016
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report and financial statements of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) for the 2015/16 financial year in the presence of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Public Works. The IDT had experienced portfolio growth of approximately 500 ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report; Fourth Term Programme
19 Oct 2016
The Committee Content Advisor briefed the Committee on its the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report. Recommendations were that the Department reported quarterly to the Committee, vacant funded posts be filled, the Department set its performance targets in line with its human and financial resources. The Committee recommended capacitating Labour Centres ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Mpumalanga Oversight visit
11 Oct 2016
Report of the meeting to follow.
Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Town Revitalisation Programme (Inner City Regeneration): Department of Public Works report
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW) explained that since 2014, Planning and Precinct Development (previously known as the Inner City Regeneration Programme focused exclusively on Tshwane) had expanded its mandate to include other urban metros and rural areas - supporting integrated development and the creation of government precincts in collaboration ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board management: Department of Public Works progress report
30 Aug 2016
The Committee received a briefing on the progress report on the management of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). In February 2016, the Board attended a governance workshop, facilitated by KPMG and this was done in conjunction with Public Works. In March 2016, the Board hosted its National Stakeholder Forum ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund turnaround strategy
24 Aug 2016
The new Compensation Fund Commissioner noted that improvements had been made by the Compensation Fund in processing claims but the Fund was still not out of its troubled status. Prior to his appointment, the Fund had been in a chaotic financial state for many years, receiving repeated adverse opinions from ...