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Employment and Labour
UIF Labour Activation Programme; Labour Bills: way forward
28 Feb 2018
The Unemployment Insurance Fund, an entity of the Department of Labour, reported on the Labour Activation Plan of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The Commissioner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund responded to the Portfolio Committee concerns about the Labour Activation Plan. Six activities were complete while four were work-in-progress. A diagnostic ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund Action Plan: Department of Labour briefing
21 Feb 2018
The Compensation Fund -- an entity of the Department of Labour – reported on progress on its action plan to restore its image, which had suffered from adverse media publicity and negative reaction from stakeholders due to service delivery issues.
The objectives of the action plan were anchored on the ...
Employment and Labour
CCMA, Nedlac, Productivity SA, UIF on Quarter 2 performance; with Minister
14 Feb 2018
Four entities of the Department of Labour – Productivity SA, the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) – presented their second quarter performance reports to the Portfolio Committee.
ProdSA emphasised the need for job preservation ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Draft Bill: public hearing; Research on over-indebtedness
13 Feb 2018
Black Sash in its submission on the National Credit Amendment Bill, made it clear that the protection of social grants from fraudulent and unlawful deductions was a critical element of the right to social security/assistance as set out in the Constitution, international instruments and jurisprudence. The Easy Pay Everywhere (EPE) ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: public hearings Day 2
31 Jan 2018
Before commencing the public hearing on debt intervention legislation, the Chairperson asked the National Consumer Regulator to comment on Capitec Bank from the perspective of the NCR, in the light of recent allegations against Capitec. The National Consumer Regulator replied that it did not know of any concerns about he ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Law Reform: National Minimum Wage Bill, BCEA & LRA Amendments; Labour Department + Compensation Fund Quarter 2 performance, with Minister
31 Jan 2018
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on labour law reform. The National Minimum Wage Bill was the result of a NEDLAC engagement process about wage inequality and the labour relations environment. The national minimum wage (NMW) was the minimum level below which no employee should be paid:
• The ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
State of manufacturing, Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and WTO: DTI update with Minister of Trade and Industry
28 Nov 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2016/17 Annual Report, status of the manufacturing sector and the upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in December 2017.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, began ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Activation Programme: briefing
22 Nov 2017
The Commissioner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) reported on the status of the Labour Activation Programme, with specific reference to the issues that had been raised by the Portfolio Committee during its visit. The targeted breakdown of gender and youth had been partially successful, although the implementation was still ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry: resolution; Debt Relief Bill process; Copyright Amendment Bill
22 Nov 2017
The Committee adopted a resolution that the South African Sugar Association (SASA) and the South African Cane Growers Association (SACGA) should comply with the Department of Trade and Industry instructions as dated in letters dated 20 April and 20 October 2017. The Committee expected a report-back from DTI on its ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund action plan; Department of Labour Quarter 1 performance; Labour Laws Amendment Bill:finalised
15 Nov 2017
The Committee adopted the Labour Laws Amendment (LLA) Bill clause by clause.
The Committee was briefed by the Compensation Fund on its Action Plan. The briefing provided background to the need for an Action Plan, objectives of the Action Plan, pillars of the Action Plan and a summary of the ...