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Employment and Labour
Employment Equity Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
14 Apr 2021
Video: PC Labour 14 April 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour met in a virtual sitting to receive oral presentations on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill from Solidarity, the South African Medical Device Industry Association (SAMED) and Agri Western Cape. The three entities presented similar concerns and recommendations ...
Employment and Labour
Employment Equity Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
13 Apr 2021
Video: PC Labour 13 April 2021
The Committee held virtual public hearings on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
Sakeliga said that the Bill is undesirable and should be withdrawn as clause 4 is unconstitutional, given the Constitution’s disapproval of race-based public policy. Further clause 12 provides that the Minister may ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Working and living conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers, farming communities & farmers
19 Mar 2021
Video: JC PC on Agriculture, Land Reform, Rural Development, PC on Employment and Labour
The purpose of this virtual meeting was for the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development and the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour to receive a briefing from their Content Advisors on the ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Report on ArcelorMittal Oversight Visit; Committee Programme
17 Mar 2021
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on ArcelorMittal Oversight Visit.
The Committee will be meeting on the resolution passed by the National Assembly on the plight of farm workers that this Committee and the Agriculture Portfolio Committee must submit a report on by November 2021 to the ...
Employment and Labour
Employment Equity A/B & Compensation for Occupational Injuries And Diseases A/B Bill: summary on submissions received
10 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to hear summaries of the written submissions on the 2020 Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill (COIDA) and Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill. COIDA received 86 written submissions and while EE received 23. COIDA had 17 oral submissions requests and EE ...
Employment and Labour
Impact of SONA and Budget Speech as they relate to Department; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour,[NA]
Minister of Finance Budget Speech 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Department of Employment and Labour presented on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and budget speech announcement and its impact on the sector. The presentation ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Regulations & Development: DEL briefing; with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour (24th Feb 2021)
National Minimum Wage for 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the regulations and other developments of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) by the National Minimum Wage Commission.
The Commission informed the Committee that the NMW did ...
Employment and Labour
UIF suspensions in 2020 & overdue CF reports relating to claims, payments and injuries per sector; with Minister
19 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, 19 February 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour received an update on the cases of suspended officials of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) who were accused of defrauding the Department’s Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). The officials ...
Employment and Labour
SIU on investigations & findings against UIF, with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour,16 February 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour met on a virtual platform with the Special Investigating Unit to discuss progress regarding investigations on the Unemployment Insurance Fund, specifically the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). Present in the meeting was the Minister ...
Employment and Labour
Workshop: focus on core operations and functions of Productivity SA & Essential Services Commission; with Minister and Deputy Minister
12 Feb 2021
Video: PC on Employment and Labour, 12 February 2021
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour convened on a virtual platform for a two-day workshop aimed at enabling them to gain a deeper insight and understanding of the objectives and operations of Productivity South Africa and the Essential ...