In the 2010/11 financial year, the Department of Labour was allocated a total budget of R1.78 billion which is 0.3 of the main budget for 2010/11 financial year. In the first quarter, the Department has only managed to spend about R488 million or 27.4 per cent of the allocated budget in 2010/11 before the adjustment. In the beginning of the financial year, however, the Department has indeed reported a number of under / over expenditure in various programmes for the first quarter 2010/11 financial year. This is highlighted in the following programmes namely,