2015-w2743 - 11 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

Why has she waited so many years before taking drastic steps to address the shortcomings of the Compensation Fund?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 11 Aug 2015

There were interventions put in place in the Compensation Fund to address the shortcomings; therefore it was premature to take drastic steps before assessing the full impact of the interventions.

More »

2015-w2275 - 11 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

(1)What action is taken by her department when labour inspectors find that an employee does not have a valid work permit; (2) are employees who are found to not have valid work permits removed from the work place?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 11 Aug 2015

  1. When Labour inspectors find that an employee does not have a valid work permit, the matter will be reported to Home Affairs who has jurisdiction over such matters.
  2. The Department of Labour does not have a legal mandate or powers to remove such employees from the workplace but will refer the matter to Home Affairs to take further action.
More »

2015-w2273 - 11 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) Do all labour inspectors have access to the necessary equipment to conduct their inspections properly and (b) what is her department doing to adequately capacitate the labour inspectors who do not have access to the necessary equipment?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 11 Aug 2015

(a) Yes

(b) The Department makes provision for the procurement of the necessary or required equipment.

More »

2015-w2274 - 11 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What proposals for the revision of planning models for the inspection of valid work permits have been completed by her department, (b) how do these propose to protect vulnerable workers and (c)(i) when and (ii) where will it be published? NW2634E

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 11 Aug 2015

  1. The Department of Labour does not have a planning model for the inspection of valid work permits as this is a legislative responsibility of the Department of the Home Affairs and South African Police.
  2. In its normal work aligned with granting of work permits the Department of Labour mere conducts inspections at work places to determine compliance with prescribed conditions of employment. Furthermore the ...
More »

2015-w2742 - 11 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

Does the Chief Financial Officer of the Unemployment Insurance Fund have a turnaround strategy for the Compensation Fund and (b) what does the plan entail?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 11 Aug 2015

 

  1. Yes. We have put together a plan that aims to address the basic bottlenecks in service delivery and sound financial management. It entails focusing on improving the financial administration, improving the levels of customer service in the Fund, addressing human resource constraints in the Fund.
  2. This is to be achieved by addressing the system deficiencies that prevent performance of basic financial management functions, ...
More »

2015-w2276 - 11 August 2015

Ian Michael Ollis to ask the Minister of Labour

How many (a) individual claims were lodged with the Compensation Fund and (b) claims were settled through payments to (i) workers or (ii) their medical service provider(s) in the (aa) 2005-06, (bb) 2006-07, (cc) 2007-08, (dd) 2008-09 and (e) 2009-10 financial years?

NW3306E - 07 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

Does her department, in view of the dismissal of the former chief executive officer of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Mr Lucky Montana, a mere two months into his six-month resignation notice period, advise state-owned enterprises on the correct procedure for (a) dismissals, (b) disciplinary action and/or (c) prosecution of employees and/or former employees?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 7 Aug 2015

No.

More »

NW3305E - 07 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

Has she intervened at the SA Post Office to ensure that the practice of continuously employing workers on short-term contracts has now come to an end?

2015-w2274 - 04 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What proposals for the revision of planning models for the inspection of valid work permits have been completed by her department, (b) how do these propose to protect vulnerable workers and (c)(i) when and (ii) where will it be published? NW2634E

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Aug 2015

 

(a)  The Department of Labour does not have a planning model for the inspection of valid work permits as this is a legislative responsibility of the Department of the Home Affairs and South African Police.

(b)  In its normal work aligned with granting of work permits the Department of Labour mere conducts inspections at work places to determine compliance with prescribed conditions of ...

More »

2015-w2273 - 04 August 2015

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) Do all labour inspectors have access to the necessary equipment to conduct their inspections properly and (b) what is her department doing to adequately capacitate the labour inspectors who do not have access to the necessary equipment?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Aug 2015

     (a)  Yes

     (b)  The Department makes provision for the procurement of the necessary or required equipment.

More »
Previous Page 21 of 64 Next