Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: public hearings day 2
23 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further public hearings on Labour Bills: National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill, Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, Labour Relations Amendment Bill and Labour Laws Amendment Bill The National Minimum Wage Research Initiative, Women on Farms Project, Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council, and the ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: summary of submissions
20 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met, with Department officials in attendance, to receive a briefing by the Committee Content Adviser on the summaries of the submissions made on the three Labour bills before the Committee.
Since most of the submissions was submitted late on Friday, the Content Adviser was only able to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: public comment & Department response; CCMA Essential Services Committee; Cosatu Memo
8 Nov 2017
The Department of Labour provided a quick summary of deliberations considering the changes recommended to the Labour Laws Amendment Bill. The submissions embodied the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu’s) proposal and memorandum of the demands. This was in line with the total banning of labour broking and the ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour inspections and investigations based on Committee 2017 oversight visits; UIF Report
1 Nov 2017
The Department of Labour briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on inspections and investigations done in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Findings across the board to varying degrees showed non-compliance to various labour laws including Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits, Occupational Health and Safety.
In Gauteng the company visited ...