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Employment and Labour
Productivity SA challenges & alternative funding plans
27 Feb 2019
Productivity SA came to Parliament to give account about the hurdles the organisation faced in executing its responsibilities. It said it was established in terms of section 31 of the Employment Services Act, and was a Schedule 3A Public Entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Its ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund, UIF & Productivity SA Quarter 1 & 2 performance
20 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Compensation Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Productivity SA on their Quarter 1 and 2 performance.
The Compensation Fund said the Fund’s strategic plan had three areas; compensation and benefits; medical services; and disability care. The overall performance in achieving its targets ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Act technical amendments: briefing
16 Jan 2019
Documents handed out: Submission of a Legislative Proposal: Memorandum in terms of Rule 273 of the Rules of the National Assembly – Portfolio Committee on Labour [confidential – not available to public]; National Minimum Wage Bill Process
The Portfolio Committee on Labour called an early meeting, prior to the official ...
Employment and Labour
Horseracing grooms living conditions: Phumelela Gaming and Leisure
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to hear representations from the Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Group. The meeting was meant to include briefings from the Department of Labour and its entities, but due to load shedding, the meeting was cut short and those briefings were not able to take place. ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Annual Report & Legacy Report
21 Nov 2018
The meeting began with the Content advisor going through the financial statements of the Committee’s 2018 annual report and its 5th Parliament Legacy Report (2014 - 2019). There were a few technical and grammatical changes, and the reports were duly adopted by the Members.
The Chairperson raised a concern arising ...
Employment and Labour
Horse-racing grooms working conditions & Department inspections
14 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by a South African Racehorse trainer on the situation with trainers and labour legislation. The Committee had initially invited the Association of Trainers to come and explain some of the issues raised after an engagement with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, but only the Racehorse trainer was ...
Employment and Labour
Fourth Industrial Revolution impact on Labour; Labour Centres; High Level Panel recommendations
31 Oct 2018
The Committee received a presentation from the Research Unit in Parliament on the envisaged effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the labour sector. The presentation addressed how other countries are preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, concern for how labour matters will be navigated in South Africa, and it ...
Employment and Labour
Action Plan of CF in view of audit outcomes by AGSA; Labour Activation Programme of the UIF: DoL briefing
24 Oct 2018
The Compensation Fund presented its action plan to the Committee looking at progress made as at end September 2018. The presentation on the action plan of the Compensation Fund addressed where the Fund has come from, the reason for the action plan, objectives of the Fund and four pillars of ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee considered the Draft Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) on the Department of Labour as well as the minutes of 12 September, 10 and 11 October; the Report on the oversight visit to Gauteng and Free State Province; and the ...
Employment and Labour
DoL, UIF, Nedlac, Supported Employment Enterprises 2017/18 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2018
The Department of Labour (DOL) reported on improved performance in reaching targets over 2017/18 and overall performance was 80%.
Members asked why about the poor 56% performance in inspection services, how DOL achieved all its indicators in the Public Employment Services programme but there is a lack of personnel in ...