Employment and Labour
DEL, Nedlac & PSA 2019/20 Quarter performance; with Minister
11 Mar 2020
The Portfolio Committee met for a briefing by Department of Employment and Labour on the performance of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and Productivity South Africa during the second quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. Members were generally satisfied with the reports from both of these entities ...
Employment and Labour
CCMA & UIF 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance, with Deputy Minister
4 Mar 2020
The Deputy Minister noted that a National Minimum Wage Hotline was going to launched this week by the Department of Employment and Labour. She said South Africa finds itself on the verge of despair as it has to deal simultaneously with the coronavirus and the economic recession. It is a ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Reports
19 Feb 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour considered and adopted minutes of its meetings on 27 and 28 August, 4 September, 9,16, 23 and 30 October, and 6, 13, 20 and 27 November 2019, without amendments.
Two further issues were raised after the meeting’s formal agenda had been completed.
A ...
Employment and Labour
Orientation workshop continued
5 Feb 2020
Documents handed out: NEDLAC presentation to the portfolio committee on labour workshop [awaited]
The Portfolio Committee held a two-day workshop at which all entities of the Department of Employment and Labour were tasked with presenting on their mandates, their challenges and goals.
The purpose of the workshop was to guide the ...
Employment and Labour
Commission for Employment Equity briefing, with the Minister
27 Nov 2019
The Commission for Employment Equity, led by its chairperson, presented findings on the trends for the period between 2016 and 2018. The Commission reported that top management positions in the private sector are dominated by white males and there has been only a 1% decrease annually. The white population accounts ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
IDC & NEF 2018/19 Annual Reports & 2019/20 Quarterly Performance Reports
13 Nov 2019
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDCS) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Reports and 2019/20 Quarter 1 and 2 performances.
The IDC had received an unqualified audit report, although it was in the process of the implementing of a ...
Employment and Labour
Current Action Plan on Compensation Fund; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the current action plan being implemented to deal with challenges at the Compensation Fund.
The Department stated that Phase 1 of the plan had been implemented from July 2015 to April 2018 in order to stabilise the operations ...
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
Audit outcomes of UIF & CF and overall performance: briefings by CF & UIF Boards; with Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Boards of the Compensation Fund and the Unemployment Insurance Fund, two entities of the Department of Employment and Labour, on their audit outcomes and overall performance.
Members heard that the CF Board had recieved disclaimers as the outcome of its audit report around the ...
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 ...