(1)Why has she not re-instated (a) the Registrar of Labour Relations and (b) his deputy to their full tasks yet;
(1)(a). The former Registrar of Labour Relations is not reinstated to his full task because the Labour Court decision has been appealed to the Labour Appeals Court.
(b). There is no need for the Deputy Registrar to be reinstated because her status has never been revoked at any point.
(2)has she complied with the court action regarding the Registrar of Labour Relations; if ...
What are the reasons for the sudden departure of a certain official (name and details furnished)) from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration?
The certain official’s contract was coming to an end in March 2016. She did not make herself available.
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(a) How many (i) corporate and (ii) work permit applications were submitted to her department for processing since the passing of (aa) the Immigration Amendment Act, Act 13 of 2011, and (bb) related regulations, (b) how many applications were received in each month month for each of the specified categories, (c) how many of the received applications for each of the specified categories were processed to completion in each month and (d) how many of the received applications were declined in each specified category?
The information requested by the Honourable member is contained in the Annual Report of the Department tabled since 2011/12 to the Annual Report of 2014/15. The Annual Report of the Department provides Quarterly and Annual information in accordance with the National Treasury guidelines.
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(1) How many unemployed persons her department trained to instal solar energy systems in the 2015-16 financial year; (2) whether the specified training of the specified unemployed persons has been completed; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether the specified persons are now being uitilised for the installation of solar energy systems; if not, (a) why not and (b) for what purpose they are now being utilised; (4) what was the total amount of the costs applicable to this training project; (5) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
(1)There were 300 unemployed persons trained on installation of solar energy systems during the mentioned financial year.
(2) the specified training of the specified unemployed persons has been completed with 294 trainees having received their certificates.
(3) the purpose of the training programme for the unemployed is to enhance their chances of integration into the labour market, however, efforts are being made to link ...
(1) Has she earned any additional income from businesses, in particular businesses doing work for the Government, since her appointment as Minister; if so, (a) when, (b) how much did she earn, (c) from which businesses and (d) for what work; (2) whether her (a) spouse, (b) children and (c) close family earned income from businesses, in particular businesses doing work for the Government, through her appointment as Minister; if so, in respect of each case, (i) when, (ii) how much did each earn, (iii) from which businesses and (iv) for what work?
1. All Members of Parliament do declare as required through Members Interests Office and such declarations are made public.
2. The forms used for declarations in the Members Interest Office specify who else should reflect.
Has (a) she and/or (b) her Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
(a) No
(b) Not informed of
(i)(aa) No
(bb) No
(cc) No
(ii) (aa) No
(bb) No
(aaa) Irrelevant
(bbb)(aaaa) Irrelevant
(bbbb) Irrelevant
(ccc) Irrelevant
With reference to President Jacob G Zuma’s undertaking in his State of the Nation Address delivered on 12 February 2015, that the Government will set aside 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement for purchasing from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises, what percentage of the total procurement of (a) her department and (b) every entity reporting to her went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
1. The Department of Labour’s spent on SMMEs for 2015/16 accounted for 59.2% of the total procurement spent.
2. When taking all its entities into account, 29.6% accounted for SMMEs procurement.
3. Cooperatives accounted for negligible share and the Labour Activation Programme is focusing on Enterprise Development Programme with a special focus on Cooperatives.
Whether she and/or her department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, (i) what number of times and (ii) for what amount in each specified financial year?
The Department has submitted annual reports for all financial years reflected in Question No 246, Ref No NW250E.
The Department Spent on advertising in the New Age newspaper as follows:
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Department of Labour- 2012-2013
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Campaign Name
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Amount Spent
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Iron and Steel
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R22,418.10
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KZN Job Fair
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R85,910.40
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Labour Law Amendments
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R111,110.80
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Minister visits farms in Gauteng Province
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R40,807.44
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National Day ... |
Has her department awarded any contracts to companies indirectly or directly owned by certain persons (names furnished) in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, in each specified financial year, (i) how many times were such contracts awarded and (ii) for what amount?
Whether she has entered into a performance agreement with the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, with regard to the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019; if not, why not; if so, (a) which key indicators and targets from the MTSF are reflected in the agreement, (b) how many performance assessments has she undertaken in consultation with the President since the agreement was signed, (c) what progress has been made in meeting the key indicators and targets from the MTSF, (d) what are the key obstacles to implementation and (e) what is the plan to address such obstacles?
Indeed the Minister has signed a Performance Agreement with the President and progress is captured on the 2015/16 Annual report of the Department. Key indicators and Targets are part of the Department’s APP and Strategic Plans.
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