2018-w1251 - 15 May 2018

Derrick America to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What (i) are the required qualifications for the post of Deputy Director: Risk and (ii) qualifications does a certain person (name furnished) have and (b) did the specified person meet the qualifications requirement; if not, why was the person appointed?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 15 May 2018

(a)(i) The required qualification for the Deputy Director: Risk Management is a 3 year relevant Tertiary qualification in Risk Management/Financial Management or Equivalent qualification.

(a)(ii) The specified person has equivalent qualification and the requisite functional and management experience required as specified in the advertisement

(b) The person was appointed because he met the requirements of the position as specified in the advertisement

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2018-w638 - 07 May 2018

Anton De Waal Alberts to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) what (i) number and (ii) percentage of (aa) black, (bb) white (cc) coloured and (dd) Indian employees are employed in (aaa) the Public Service, (bbb) all state –owned enterprises in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and (ccc) semi-state institutions and (b) has she found that provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, have been met?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 7 May 2018

The information on the employment percentages in the public services should ideally be sourced from the Department of Public Service and Administration. Public service employees are employed in terms of the public service act which does not reside within the department of Labour’s remit.

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2018-w719 - 18 April 2018

Stevens Mokgalapa to ask the Minister of Labour

(1)          Whether her department has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will her department have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy; (2) (a) what is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment and assault that have been reported in her department (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what number of cases were (i) opened and concluded, (ii) withdrawn and (iii) remain open based on the incidents and (c) what sanctions were issued for each person who was found to have been guilty?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 18 Apr 2018

1. The Department has a sexual harassment policy.

(b)(i) Investigating officers are appointed to investigate allegations of misconduct. Reports are submitted to the delegated authority.

(b)(ii) On the basis of the investigation report the official will be charged and subjected to a disciplinary hearing. Sanctions that can be issued are written warning, a final written warning, Suspension without pay ranging from one (1) to ...

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2018-w119 - 17 April 2018

Désirée Van Der Walt to ask the Minister of Labour

With regard to her department’s offices vacating the Boulevard Building in Tzaneen, (a) for what time period during the rental period from 2000 to 2017 did the specified building not meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 181 of 1993, (b) why did they move to the municipality’s old traffic building which does not represent a conducive working environment (details furnished) and (c) by which date will the working conditions of the staff be improved for them to be able to provide services to the citizens?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

a) The building started not to be compliant during 2009 when the landlord started renovations in a building; attempts by the Department of Labour to the Department of Public Works to acquire alternative accommodation were not successful

b) Due to the service rendered by the Department and the clients the Department serves, the Department did not want to break the services to the community. ...

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2018-w576 - 17 April 2018

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Labour

Has her department engaged the Minister of Health and the Minister of Social Development about establishing a minimum wage for community care givers and community health workers?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

Government was represented in all the engagements towards establishing the modalities of a national minimum wage and this by extension included all departments.

The intended coverage of the National Minimum Wage of R20 per hour is intended for all workers in South Africa with the exception of Farm, Forestry, Domestic and Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers.

If Community health workers/ community caregivers are ...

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2018-w739 - 17 April 2018

Anton De Waal Alberts to ask the Minister of Labour

(1)Whether affirmative action is a policy exception of her department regarding the principle of equality in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; if not, (2) whether the programme of affirmative action is an integral policy indicator of the principle of equality that will never be abolished; if not, in what manner and on what legal principle the programme is a permanent aspect of South African society; if so, (a) in terms of which criteria and which time line will the programme be concluded, (b) what are the legal grounds on which her department depends and (c) what measures will she institute to oppose certain negative aspects of affirmative action (details furnished); (3) whether she considers the creation of more posts based on economic growth more important than the replacement of blacks with whites in existing posts; if not, whether the replacement of whites by blacks addresses the unemployment problem in all existing posts; if so, what measures can the Government institute to accellerate economic growth; (4) whether this is an objective of affirmative action given the fact that in many cases in both the Public Service and the private sector whites are instructed to train black workers to take over their posts; if not, what is the postion in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW816E]

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

1. In South Africa, though, not only did gender limit opportunities, but so too did

race. Aligning itself with our Constitution, which guarantees non-discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, political opinion and religious beliefs, amongst other things, employment equity’s overarching aim is to ensure equal opportunity for all, and, in so doing, ensuring that the discriminatory approach and practices of the past ...

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2018-w575 - 17 April 2018

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) Why does the Government include the jobs created under the Expanded Public Works Programme in the number of jobs it has created while still paying a poverty wage, (b) is it her position that it is acceptable that the Government employs persons at R 11 an hour and (c) is the R 11 an hour rate in line with the Government's position of a living wage?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

a) The Expanded Public Works Programme is a programme that falls under the Department of Public Works’ remit therefore I would not be qualified to respond to this question.

b) Same as Above

c) Same as Above.

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2018-w578 - 17 April 2018

Nthako Sam Matiase to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether the proposed 1 Million jobs to be created over the next three years will include jobs in the Expanded Public Works Programme?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

The call by the President to create 1 million jobs in three years will involve multi-faceted government strategies covering a range of initiatives such as, sector-specific interventions in sectors like agriculture, forestry, clothing, tourism and aquaculture as key growth sectors and programmes such as the recent Youth Employment Services.

The full time equivalent jobs to be created under the Expanded Public Works Programme and ...

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2018-w360 - 17 April 2018

Semakaleng Patricia Kopane to ask the Minister of Labour

What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on her private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in her private office in each of the specified periods?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

a) 

 

Compensation

Goods & Services

   
 

Budget R’000

Expenditure R’000

Budget R’000

Expenditure R’000

   

(aa)2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

9 400

7 734

9 542

8 262

   
 

14 066

9 209

18 395

10 941

   
 

15 971

10 327

16 217

9 613

   

(bb)2017/2018

22 659

9 638

8 494

5 444

  ...
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2018-w325 - 17 April 2018

Yusuf Cassim to ask the Minister of Labour

What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her spend on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 17 Apr 2018

What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her spent on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017? NW347E ...

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