Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Comprehensive Producer Support draft policy: DAFF briefing; DAFF Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not entertain the presentation from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Draft Policy on Comprehensive Producer Support.
The Committee raised a number of concerns. It voiced disappointment with the policy document because the Department did not consult the ...
Employment and Labour
Race-horse groomers engagement
2 May 2018
The Committee met to engage the South African Grooms Association.
It heard that South African Grooms Association (SAGA) had since 2011 been fighting for recognition and only managed to get recognition through a recognition agreement facilitated by the Department of Trade and Industry between the National Gambling Board (NGB) and ...
Employment and Labour
DoL & UIF & Compensation Fund & CCMA & NEDLAC & Productivity SA & Supported Employment Enterprises 2018/19 APP
25 Apr 2018
Discussions on the National Minimum Wage Bill featured prominently during the meeting involving the Department of Labour (DOL) and five of its entities. The DOL had set a target of 1 May 2018 for the implementation of the Bill, but this target may not be realised, although it was still ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Land Bank support to developing farmers; SA Veterinary Council Annual Report & APP; Fetsa Tlala: DAFF & Mpumalanga progress report; with Deputy Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs continues to decrease poverty rates especially in the most prioritised rural municipalities.
It reported this when it appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on progress in the implementation of Fetsa Tlala targets and budget expenditure ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Relations Amendment Bill: deliberations; Auditor-General briefing on Labour portfolio
20 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour continued with deliberations on Labour Bills. The Auditor-General South Africa also presented a preliminary report on the audit areas of the Department and its entities.
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) provided the Committee with insights on the audit areas of the Department and entities in ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: deliberations
19 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further deliberations on the Department’s responses to comments on the Labour Bills. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill as well as the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill were discussed. Highlights of the discussions were as follows:
On the NMW Bill, The Retail ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Department of Labour response to submissions & way forward
18 Apr 2018
The Committee met to process and discuss the National Minimum Wage Bill responses submitted by the Department of Labour (DoL) in response to comments from affected stakeholders.
The Committee agreed with the Department of Labour on most of its responses to employer organisations which had submitted comments on particular ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: SAFTU, BUSA, NEASA, AgriSA submissions
17 Apr 2018
The National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA) was fundamentally opposed to extending bargaining council collective agreements and making them binding on non-parties. The cost of labour as a percentage of turnover for big business could be 5% or lower. For a small business it could be as high as ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Department response to submissions
28 Mar 2018
The Committee’s Content Advisor presented a summary of the oral submissions that had been made during the public hearings and comments on the Minimum Wage Bill, the Labour Relations Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, focusing on specific clauses in the amendment bills.
The Department of Labour ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Way-forward on the processing of submissions
27 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour, meeting for further public hearings on the Labour Bills, was told that the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) supported the introduction of a national minimum wage, and that minimum wage setting should be removed from Sectoral Determinations. The repeal of Chapters 8 and ...