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Trade, Industry and Competition
Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill: workshop on intellectual property
7 Feb 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held a workshop on key concepts of intellectual property and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill so that the Committee could gain a broad understanding of intellectual property in all its forms. Intellectual property was one of the most contentious issues in the legal ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund Action Plan update; Department of Labour Quarter 2 performance
7 Dec 2016
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its action plan for the Compensation Fund and on its second quarterly performance report for the 2016/17 financial year.
The Compensation Fund had developed an action plan which would serve as a blueprint for the service delivery improvement initiatives. Implementation had started ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: deliberations
30 Nov 2016
Relevant Document
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor took Members through the latest amendments that had been proposed to the Labour Laws Amendment Bill (the Bill) in accordance with what had been discussed and agreed on in previous ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: deliberations
23 Nov 2016
Relevant Document
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
The Committee deliberated on the Labour Laws Amendment Bill, after deliberations had been postponed when the matter was discussed at the previous meeting, so that Members could consult their political parties and discuss the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief measures: proposals and submissions from banks
17 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee continued with its hearings on debt relief measures, where various stakeholders made presentations on what they saw as the main problems, discussed some of the options and proposed solutions. This day's meeting heard submissions from Standard Bank, ABSA, Nedbank, African Bank, First Rand Bank and Capitec. They ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: deliberations
16 Nov 2016
Relevant Document
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
The Chairperson said that this meeting had been convened to consider points raised in the public hearings on the Labour Laws Amendment Bill (the Bill), and in light of some of the views expressed ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt relief measures: Proposals and reports from various stakeholders
15 Nov 2016
The Committee met with various stakeholders who provided comments on and suggested other options around debt relief.
Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) submitted that there were various categories of people who needed to be considered in the debt relief process, particularly vulnerable persons, those who had lost employment, social ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Performer's Protection Bill briefing
11 Nov 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry (Dti) presented the Performers’ Protection Bill, which was aimed at filling the gaps in previous legislation that did not provide for the regulation of collecting societies, the standardisation of contracts, economic and moral rights for actors and the right of fair use and re-use ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions
2 Nov 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) responded to public comments on the Labour Laws Amendment Bill which is a Private Members’ Bill. The submissions proposed changes to clause 3 which states:
- An employee who is a parent and who is not entitled to maternity leave, is entitled to ten consecutive ...