People's Assembly

2017-w3871 - 14 December 2017

Anton De Waal Alberts to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether her department intends to adjust the entry threshold for the payment of the skills development levy annually in accordance with the annual general salary increase rate; if not, (a) why, given the fact that small business owners have to pay higher increases and, therefore, salaries each year and (b) what are the legal grounds for justifying the stated policy position; if so, (i) what are the relevant details in this regard and (ii) what is the full exposition of the details of the proposed entry threshold increase?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 14 Dec 2017

Skills development is no longer under the Minister of Labour’s remit, but that of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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2017-w3876 - 14 December 2017

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Labour

With reference to call centre agents who are employed in the country, (a) what number of persons are employed as call centre agents in each (i) city and (ii) province and (b) what is the name of each company at which each specified person is employed?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 14 Dec 2017

Call centres are registered with the Department of Trade and Industry.

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2017-w3907 - 14 December 2017

Derrick America to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether, with reference to the Minister of Mineral Resources’ reply to question 3396 on 14 November 2017, her department is aware of any salary scales used by the mining sector when it classifies paygrades; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) salary band for each category and (b) number of persons employed as (i) permanent employees and (ii) outsourced contractors in the (aa) platinum group metals and (bb) gold sectors in each of the specified salary scales for each financial year since 1 April 2006?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 14 Dec 2017

Pay grades in the mining sector are by and large the function of Collective bargaining processes either at sectoral level or enterprise level. As such the detailed information is in the public domain and these can either be accessed through the trade unions, the mining sector employer bodies and mining enterprises.

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2017-w3623 - 12 December 2017

Thembinkosi Rawula to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any entity reporting to her own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 12 Dec 2017

a) The Department does not own any land.

b) However the following entities do own land;

ENTITY

(i) LOCATION

(ii) SIZE

(iii) PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS USED

CF

1. Corner Southspansberg & Hamilton street, Arcadia, Pretoria.

2. ERF 252 Phalo street, Bisho

1. 10584 square meters

2. 801 square meters

1. Compensation Fund Head Office

2. The land is leased to Public works ...

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2017-w3577 - 04 December 2017

Thembekile Richard Majola to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What is the total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (cc) 90 days and (dd) 120 days and (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Dec 2017

Compensation Fund has only one outstanding invoice to the value of R76 402, 80

CCMA has two outstanding invoices to the value of R75 019.61

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2017-w3748 - 04 December 2017

Thembinkosi Rawula to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her procured services from a Travel with Flair (PTY) Ltd; if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case; (2) Whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Dec 2017

Minister’s Response:

1. The Department procured travel related services through Travel with Flair (PTY) Ltd). These included, but not limited to;

(i) Air Travel domestic and International

(ii) Air Travel Insurance

(iii) Car Hire

(iv) Accommodation

(v) Foreign exchange

(vi) Airport Connection Services

These are done within the well-defined treasury prescripts and within the confines of the current austerity measures.

2. The Department ...

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2017-w3454 - 04 December 2017

Thembinkosi Rawula to ask the Minister of Labour

(1) How many officials and/or employees in her department were granted permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings in the past three financial years? (2) are any of the officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings doing business with the Government; if so, (a) what was the purpose of each business transaction, (b) when did each business transaction occur and (c) what was the value of each business transaction?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Dec 2017

1.

Cycle	No officials applied	Approved/Not Approved
2014/2015	100	Not approved
2015/2016	59	Approved
2016/2017	49	Approved

2. None were approved

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2017-w3176 - 04 December 2017

Thembinkosi Rawula to ask the Minister of Labour

(1) What are the details including the ranks of service providers and/or contractors from which (a) her department and (b) the entities reporting to her procured services in the past five years; (2) what (a) service was provided by each service provider and/or contractor and (b) amount was each service provider and/or contractor paid; (3) (a) how many of these service providers are black-owned entities, (b) what contract was each of the black-owned service providers awarded and (c) how much was each black-owned service provider paid?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 4 Dec 2017

1. (a) All our service providers are listed on the National Treasury Data-Base, their details and rank.

(b) The details and rank of all service providers that provided services to the department are enlisted in the National Treasury data base.

2. (a) All Services that are provided by our service providers are operational in nature.

(b) Amounts paid to each service provider vary depending ...

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2017-w3337 - 16 November 2017

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether labour brokers are registered with the Government; if so, what number of (a) labour brokers are registered with the Government, (b) government departments nationally and provincially make use of labour brokers and (c) persons are currently employed by the Government through labour brokers?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 16 Nov 2017

The term labour broker does not exist in our current legislation. What we have is Temporary Employment Services and or Private Employment Agencies (PEAs/TES) that are registered with the Department of Labour in terms of Section 24(1) of the Skills Development Act, 1998 as Amended as part of our transitional process.

(a) A total of 492 private employment agencies/temporary employment services were registered with ...

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2017-w3335 - 16 November 2017

Sibonakaliso Phillip Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What is the total number of persons who are employed in call centres as call centre agents in each (i) province and (ii) city and (b) what is the name of the company in each province and city where the agents are employed?

Reply from the Minister of Labour on 16 Nov 2017

(a) The Department of Labour does not use call centre agents services

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(b) none

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