Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Regulations; Compensation Fund; CCMA; Productivity SA Annual Reports
12 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to engage with the Department of Labour (DoL) on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Regulations and also the 2017/18 annual performance reports of the CCMA, Productivity SA and Compensation Fund.
The Department reported that Clause 15 of the NMW Bill empowers the Minister, on ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour 2017/18 Audit; High Level Panel recommendations for Labour
5 Sep 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on the audit outcomes of the Department and its entities.
The AG reported the labour portfolio has experienced a slight improvement in audit outcomes compared to the previous year. However, the auditees still did not improve on the ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Visit by Kenyan delegation
5 Sep 2018
The Chairperson confirmed that the Kenyan delegation cancelled. Although this has been communicated to Members, it was short notice and he thought to come to see if any Members showed.
Only Ms J Kilian (ANC) was present.
The Committee discussed the visit and expressed doubt that the proposed three-day engagement ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Quarter 4 performance
29 Aug 2018
Report of the meeting to follow.
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on public complaints and cases referred to it for actioning
22 Aug 2018
The Committee received an update on the complaints which it had forwarded to the office of the Director General of the Department of Labour, and heard that of the 54 complaints, 36 had been resolved, 12 had been referred to other departments for resolution, and six were still in the ...
Employment and Labour
UIF Labour Activation Programme
14 Jun 2018
The Committee heard an update from the Department on the Labour Activation Programme and the reaction of Members was a mixture of praise and criticism. Members praised the Labour Activation Programme’s Turnaround Solution which was designed to protect and save jobs but were not happy with the organisation and quality ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund Turnaround Plan; Horse Racing Industry investigation
13 Jun 2018
The Committee’s delegation to the recent International Labour Conference in Geneva provided feedback on their participation, and said it would provide full reports on the proceedings when they had been compiled. However, it was worth noting that the committees that played a major role had included representatives of African countries, ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Quarter 3 performance
23 May 2018
The Department of Labour (DoL) and three of its entities – the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and the Compensation Fund – briefed the Committee on their third quarterly performance.
The DoL explained its frustrations in dealing with non-compliant companies, and said it ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Reports on National Minimum Wage Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill & LRA Bill
18 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for the adoption of the Draft Reports on the Bills, namely: National Minimum Wage Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Bill; and Labour Relations Amendment Bill.
The Committee adopted the Reports on the three Bills with amendments.
The DA objected to the adoption of the ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: proposed amendments & adoption; with Deputy Minister
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further deliberations on the Labour Relations (LRA) Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill, and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill in the presence of the Deputy Minister. The Committee considered and adopted the amendments to the three Bills and the highlights ...