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Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
16 Mar 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on its quarterly performance report for the second and third quarters, and informed it that its average performance for the period was standing at 56%, while 79% of the budget had been spent. The introduction of stringent quality assurance ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill: adoption; Department of Labour 2nd & 3rd quarter performance: FFC comments
9 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee went through the Committee's proposed amendments the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015] and approved these:
Clause 4 amendment of section 11 of Act 63 of 2001
Clause 4 was rejected by all members.
Clause 10 amendment of section 24 of Act 63 of 2001, as amended by ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Turnaround Strategy: progress report with Minister
8 Mar 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the progress made on the Turnaround Strategy in the presence of the Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi. There are a number of notable achievements after the implementation of the Turnaround Strategy and these include stabilisation in management and leadership, movement of Property Management ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund Amendment Bill [B25-15]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2016
The Committee discussed the three clauses on which objections had been raised in the previous meeting:
▪ Clause 10(b) inserting subsection 24(7) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove the subclause.
▪ Clause 4 inserting subsection (1A) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove clause 4 which allows ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund Amendment Bill [B25-2015]: Department response to submissions with Minister’s introduction
24 Feb 2016
The Committee received responses on issues raised during public hearings from the Department of Labour (DOL). Amendment of section 24(7) by clause 10 reads that “Subsection (5) does not apply to a contributor who voluntarily terminated her pregnancy”. Most of submissions object to the insertion of this clause since voluntary ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister present
16 Feb 2016
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) received a disclaimer audit opinion in 2014/15 financial year and this was after 11 consecutive unqualified opinions, spanning from 2002/03 to 2012/13. The basis of the disclaimer audit opinion for 2014/15 had to do with a number of factors and these included: Lack of sufficient ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015]: public hearings
3 Feb 2016
The Committee held public hearings on the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015]. The Bill was endorsed by a number of agencies and labour unions although there were still concerns on some of the amendments that had been made. Formal submissions were made by a number of the labour unions, but ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-15]: adoption; Department of Public Works on its 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance
2 Feb 2016
The Committee adopted the Expropriation Bill with opposition from the Democratic Alliance, United Democratic Movement and Economic Freedom Fighters while Inkatha Freedom Party abstained from voting.
The DA explained that the party was opposed to the Bill because the current definitions of “expropriation” and “property” contained ambiguity and therefore still ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: consideration
26 Jan 2016
The Committee continued with deliberations on its proposed amendments to the Expropriation Bill. Members were afforded an opportunity to express the views of their political parties on a clause-by-clause basis. The Democratic Alliance was opposed to the definition of “expropriation” claiming that the definition was vague and still required further ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour response to Committee oversight visits
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Labour (DOL) presented a report on the progress made since the Portfolio Committee had visited three citrus farms in Mpumalanga during an oversight visit. After the Committee’s visit, the Department had issued contravention notices against the employers on the farms visited, as they were in violation of ...