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Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Regulations; Compensation Fund; CCMA; Productivity SA Annual Reports
12 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to engage with the Department of Labour (DoL) on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Regulations and also the 2017/18 annual performance reports of the CCMA, Productivity SA and Compensation Fund.
The Department reported that Clause 15 of the NMW Bill empowers the Minister, on ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour 2017/18 Audit; High Level Panel recommendations for Labour
5 Sep 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on the audit outcomes of the Department and its entities.
The AG reported the labour portfolio has experienced a slight improvement in audit outcomes compared to the previous year. However, the auditees still did not improve on the ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on public complaints and cases referred to it for actioning
22 Aug 2018
The Committee received an update on the complaints which it had forwarded to the office of the Director General of the Department of Labour, and heard that of the 54 complaints, 36 had been resolved, 12 had been referred to other departments for resolution, and six were still in the ...
Employment and Labour
UIF Labour Activation Programme
14 Jun 2018
The Committee heard an update from the Department on the Labour Activation Programme and the reaction of Members was a mixture of praise and criticism. Members praised the Labour Activation Programme’s Turnaround Solution which was designed to protect and save jobs but were not happy with the organisation and quality ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Quarter 3 performance
23 May 2018
The Department of Labour (DoL) and three of its entities – the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and the Compensation Fund – briefed the Committee on their third quarterly performance.
The DoL explained its frustrations in dealing with non-compliant companies, and said it ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: proposed amendments & adoption; with Deputy Minister
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further deliberations on the Labour Relations (LRA) Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill, and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill in the presence of the Deputy Minister. The Committee considered and adopted the amendments to the three Bills and the highlights ...
Employment and Labour
DoL & UIF & Compensation Fund & CCMA & NEDLAC & Productivity SA & Supported Employment Enterprises 2018/19 APP
25 Apr 2018
Discussions on the National Minimum Wage Bill featured prominently during the meeting involving the Department of Labour (DOL) and five of its entities. The DOL had set a target of 1 May 2018 for the implementation of the Bill, but this target may not be realised, although it was still ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Relations Amendment Bill: deliberations; Auditor-General briefing on Labour portfolio
20 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour continued with deliberations on Labour Bills. The Auditor-General South Africa also presented a preliminary report on the audit areas of the Department and its entities.
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) provided the Committee with insights on the audit areas of the Department and entities in ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: deliberations
19 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further deliberations on the Department’s responses to comments on the Labour Bills. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill as well as the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill were discussed. Highlights of the discussions were as follows:
On the NMW Bill, The Retail ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Department of Labour response to submissions & way forward
18 Apr 2018
The Committee met to process and discuss the National Minimum Wage Bill responses submitted by the Department of Labour (DoL) in response to comments from affected stakeholders.
The Committee agreed with the Department of Labour on most of its responses to employer organisations which had submitted comments on particular ...