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Employment and Labour
Employment and Labour Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report 2019
23 Oct 2019
The Committee met to adopt the 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report on Employment and Labour. There was a prolonged discussion on whether the mandate of the Department already encompassed employment and whether to include concerns about the Department creating a suitable environment for job creation. ...
Employment and Labour
UIF & Compensation Fund 2018/19 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Compensation Fund (CF), two entities of the Department of Employment and Labour, on their quarterly and annual performance reports for 2018/19.
The UIF reported that it had reduced the time it took to process benefits ...
Employment and Labour
Department; SEE; CCMA & Nedlac Annual Reports
18 Sep 2019
Report of the meeting to follow.
Trade, Industry and Competition
Overview of existing trade relations and agreements, as well as ongoing trade negotiations
11 Sep 2019
The Committee met for a comprehensive briefing on South Africa’s trade negotiations by the International Trade and Economic Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry.
South Africa’s share of world trade had grown from 0.45% in 2000 to 0.53% in 2018. However, in US dollar terms, South Africa’s ...
Employment and Labour
Stats SA on current national and provincial rate of unemployment; Department audit outcomes: AGSA & FFC briefing
4 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by Statistics South Africa on the current unemployment situation in the country, and by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Employment and Labour.
Key challenges identified by the three institutions ...
Employment and Labour
AGSA Induction briefing; Department, CCMA, Nedlac, Productivity SA & UIF Quarter 4 performance; with Minister
28 Aug 2019
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Employment and Labour, met to be briefed by the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) for capacity building and a number of entities on their 2018/19 fourth quarter performance. The AGSA outlined the mandate of the Chapter Nine institution, the audit process, audit ...
Employment and Labour
Department, Supported Employment Enterprises, Compensation Fund, UIF Quarter 4 performance
27 Aug 2019
There were apologies from the Director General who was at a summit and the deputy minister who was at a G20 working group on employment in Japan. The Minister was attending an NCOP committee meeting and then leaving for a meeting in Johannesburg.
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Employment and Labour & entities Quarterly performance, with the Minister
21 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by six entities of the Department of Employment and Labour: The Compensation Fund (CF), the Supported Employment Enterprises (SEE), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Productivity South Africa (Prod SA) and the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Second Term Committee Programme
23 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met to consider and adopt Committee minutes and its second and third term programme. It was said the purpose of the programme was to manage the transition from the Fifth to Sixth Parliament, discuss pressing matters, ensure the Committee attends induction training and ...
Employment and Labour
Employment and Labour Budget: Committee Report
5 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed on observations and recommendations contained in its Draft Report on the Employment and Labour Budget Vote 28. The Committee observations related to irregular and wasteful expenditure; the mismatch between job opportunities and available skills; Service Centres being inaccessible; the expanded mandate of the Department and its ...