Mr Michael Bagraim

National Assembly

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Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Province

Western Cape

About Michael Bagraim

Mr Michael Bagraim matriculated at Cape Town High School and graduated from Rhodes University with a BA in Political Science and thereafter an LLB. He was a member of the Student Representative Council for two years and represented the University on the Debating Society and Law Students' Association. He is a Practicing Attorney as a Consultant with Bagraim's Attorneys. He is also a trustee at the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industries (Immediate Past President), the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Past National President) and the MOSAIC – Training and Healing Centre for Women. Mr Bagraim is a regular contributor on industrial relations and labour law to radio, TV, newspapers and magazines.

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2019 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 22

2018 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 28 meetings out of 32

2017 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 21

2016 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 23

2015 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 24

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

78% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 18

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Employment and Labour — Commission for Employment Equity briefing, with the Minister — 27 Nov 2019
Employment and Labour — Nedlac, UIF, Compensation Fund Quarter 1 reports; Labour Activation Programme; with Deputy Minister — 20 Nov 2019
Employment and Labour — DEL, CCMA, and Productivity SA; 2019/20 Quarter 1 performance, with Deputy Minister — 13 Nov 2019
Employment and Labour — Current Action Plan on Compensation Fund; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 30 Oct 2019
Employment and Labour — Employment and Labour Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report 2019 — 23 Oct 2019

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

7th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Labour (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: iThemba (Constituency Area) from August 2015 until December 2017
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
12nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
61st Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
-	-	Michael Davis Family Trust	006127/1996
-	-	The Good Start Trust	001113/2017

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional Scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Erf	Residential	Vredehoek, Cape Town
Sectional scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Sectional scheme	Sectional Title	Cape Town
Sectional scheme	Sectional title	Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional title	Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional title	Cape Town
Erf	Residential	Milnerton, Cape Town
Sectional Scheme	Sectional title	Cape Town

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
Mr John Steenhuisen	Attorney	Yes	Self Employed

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Activity
Self Employed	Attorney

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Director	Radio Disa
Director	Altitude Employment Solutions
Director	Winn Foundation (RF)
Director	Isamark Investments

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Trip for Fact Finding	South African Jewish Board of Deputies

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Toi-Toi Clothing Manufacturing (Deregistration)	Clothing Manufacturing
We Care - Siyakhathala (Final Deregistration)	Deregistration
All Glass Parow	Resigned
Altitude Employment Solutions	Employment Solutions
Bagraim Sachs	Resigned
Michael Bagraim and Associates Attorneys
Democracy Development Program (RF)	Resigned
Isamark Investments	Investments
Mosiac Womens Training Service and Healing Centre	Resigned
South African Jewish Trust	Resigned
Zoop Industries	Resigned
Bagro
Barbuxton Property	Resigned
Elysium Holdings	Resigned
Man-Tra Enterprises	In Business
Soft Touch Technologies	Resigned
Salient Strategic Advertising and design	Resigned
Slick Property Investments	Investments

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Bagraims Attorneys	Nil	Attorneys
Bagraims Sachs Attorneys	Nil	Attorneys

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location	Extent
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Erf 2221	Milnerton, Cape Town	House
Erf 1719	Vredehoek, Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House
Unit	Cape Town	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Erf	George
Erf	Vredehoek
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Unit	Cape Town
Erf	Milnerton, Cape Town

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
J Steenhuisen	Law firm	Yes	Self employed

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Bagraims Attorneys	R100 000	Attorneys

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Altitude Employment Solutions	Private Co.
Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre	NGO
BAGRO
MAN-TRA Enterprises

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	2 Bedroomed	Hermanus
Apartment	2 Bedroomed	Cape Town

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
J Steenhuisen	Attorney	Yes	Self employed

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Bagraim Sachs	NIl	Attorneys

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Altitude Employment Solutions	Private Co.
Democracy Development Program	NGO
Michael Bagraim and Associates	CC
Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre	NGO
Elysium Holdings	[Deregistration process]

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature	Nominal Value	No
Bagraim Sachs Partnership	Attorneys
Democracy Development Program	Development
Mosaic Women's Training Service	Training
Isamash CC	Property	R1m	20%
Altitude Employment	Altitude Employment
Michael Bagraim & Associates	Property	R500 000	100%

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
3 Apartments	1 Bedroomed each	Observatory, CPT
House	4 Bedroomed	City Bowl, CPT

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
DT George	Attorneys	Yes	Self employed

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Bagraim Attorneys	+-R20 000	Attorneys
Bagraim Sachs Attorneys	Nil	Attorneys

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Altitude Employment Solutions	Private Company
Bagraim Sachs	Personal Liability Company
Democracy Development Program	NGO
Michael Bagraim and Associates	CC
Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre	NGO

Committee appearances

Stats SA on current national and provincial rate of unemployment; Department audit outcomes: AGSA & FFC briefing 4 Sep 2019

Mr Bagraim (DA) said that it appeared there had been six years of failure by the Department, and asked whether it would be possible for the AG to offer some assistance to the Department so that they could improve their performance. He referred to the top five non-compliance areas, and ...
Stats SA on current national and provincial rate of unemployment; Department audit outcomes: AGSA & FFC briefing 4 Sep 2019

Mr M Bagraim (DA) said that the information did not come as a surprise, as the issue had been looming for years. The figures presented, when compared to those of other countries, indicated a position that was probably the worst globally. Figures like this had been likened to “an Arab ...
AGSA Induction briefing; Department, CCMA, Nedlac, ProdSA & UIF Quarter 4 performance 28 Aug 2019

Mr M Bagraim (DA) stated that the key expansion of the AGSA mandate is fantastic and should be followed. On the certificate of debt, who does the debt go to, what is its impact, who collects the debt and how is it implemented? The process outlined takes about 15 months ...
Department of Employment and Labour & entities Quarterly performance 21 Aug 2019

Mr M Bagraim (DA) said there was over 60% youth who wanted jobs but one should look beyond the Department who sets its own targets and was failing on top of it which is very strange. He also said he knows that the main area of concentration for the DG ...
Employment and Labour Budget: Committee Report 5 Jul 2019

Mr M Bagraim (DA) expressed concern that all the observations left him underwhelmed. He suggested a change be made to the last sentence in observation 6.4 where ‘this might put a strain on the entire budget of the Department of Labour’ had to be added. The CCMA was completely ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 13 Dec 2019

(a) Whether his department incurred any costs related to inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 (b) and State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019 (i) What cost was incurred? (ii) For what ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 2 Dec 2019

Whether his department did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details furnished in each case) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did his department do business with the ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 25 Nov 2019

Whether the National Treasury did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details attached) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did the National Treasury do business with the specified ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER: MINISTER? 10 Jul 2019

... no! Thank you.
UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER: MINISTER? 10 Jul 2019

Chairperson, hon Minister, director-general, my family and students, thank you for coming. 'The time has come,' the walrus said, "to talk of many things. Our Department of Employment and Labour is dysfunctional. I receive literally dozens of desperate pleas from injured employees and many more complaints from retrenched Unemployment Insurance ...

All Plenary Appearances

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