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Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on filling of five vacancies in Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council
9 Jun 2015
The Committee met to consider the draft Committee report on the filling of five vacanciesoin the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council. Ms V Van Dyk (DA) objected to the nominations of Mr Lumko Mtimde and Mr Thamsanqa Ntenteni and these objections were noted in the report. The ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its 4th Quarter 2014/15 Perfomance Report
27 May 2015
The Department of Labour (DoL) presented its 4th Quarterly Report for 2014/15, which was in a different format from previous reports and had changed the way in which targets were assessed. The Department had reached 58% achievement overall. The achievements of each branch were outlined. It was noted that the main ...
Employment and Labour
Private Member’s Amendment Bill proposed for Labour Relations Act (Ollis MP): rejected
20 May 2015
Proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act of 1995, presented to the Portfolio Committee by the Democratic Alliance, were rejected outright by Members of the ANC.
The Committee was informed the purpose of the Bill was to protect the general public from violence and intimidation during strike action, and to ...
Employment and Labour
Functions and Operations of Essential Services Committee briefing
13 May 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Essential Services Committee (ESC) on its functions and operations, along with some of the challenges that it had been facing with regard to its relationship with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration(CCMA).
The Essential Services Committee was established in terms of Section 70 ...
Employment and Labour
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, Arbitration: Leases and other issues
12 May 2015
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) presented to the Portfolio Committee on the challenges that had been experienced in the office lease for the Western Cape CCMA. The lease had been entered into after a tender process, and the CCMA was supposed to have taken occupation on 1 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
People with disabilities integration with focus on ICT & Communications: Department of Social Development briefing
5 May 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) told the Committee that persons with disabilities faced significant barriers that limited access to key public services such as public health, education and information. With information communication technology (ICT) increasingly integrated into every aspect of the modern world, these technologies had become a positive ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its plan to utilise Inspection and Enforcement Services budget; Committee Report on Department of Labour 2015/16 budget
29 Apr 2015
The Department of Labour presented a proposal for Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES), which had been developed in view of the changing nature of work currently being experienced. Inspection was the primary mode of service delivery for the Department, and there was a realisation that the inspectorate was not geared ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund turnaround action: overview by Labour Director-General; NEDLAC response to Committee questions
15 Apr 2015
The Director-General of the Department of Labour said that after his appointment in December 2014, he had noted a number of challenges facing the Compensation Fund and these were being addressed. The Fund had received a number of disclaimers from the Auditor General over the years because of issues related ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund & Productivity SA on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015/16
25 Mar 2015
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Productivity SA briefed the Committee on their Strategic Plans for 2015-9 and their Annual Performance Plans for 2015/16.
UIF was set up to provide short term unemployment insurance to all workers who qualified for unemployment and related benefits. Its central purpose was to render ...
Employment and Labour
CCMA and NEDLAC on their Annual Performance Plans 2015/16
18 Mar 2015
In the next financial year, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) seeks to enhance and extend service delivery, to transform workplace relations, and advance development with the following sub goals