Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; Labour Relations Amendment Bill: Labour budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for deliberations on the A-Lists of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill, and the Labour Relations Bill. Highlights of the discussions were as follows:
Labour Relations Bill (LRA)
Clause 8
“(8) The Minister, [in] after consultation with ...
Employment and Labour
Race-horse groomers engagement
2 May 2018
The Committee met to engage the South African Grooms Association.
It heard that South African Grooms Association (SAGA) had since 2011 been fighting for recognition and only managed to get recognition through a recognition agreement facilitated by the Department of Trade and Industry between the National Gambling Board (NGB) and ...
Employment and Labour
DoL & UIF & Compensation Fund & CCMA & NEDLAC & Productivity SA & Supported Employment Enterprises 2018/19 APP
25 Apr 2018
Discussions on the National Minimum Wage Bill featured prominently during the meeting involving the Department of Labour (DOL) and five of its entities. The DOL had set a target of 1 May 2018 for the implementation of the Bill, but this target may not be realised, although it was still ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Relations Amendment Bill: deliberations; Auditor-General briefing on Labour portfolio
20 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour continued with deliberations on Labour Bills. The Auditor-General South Africa also presented a preliminary report on the audit areas of the Department and its entities.
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) provided the Committee with insights on the audit areas of the Department and entities in ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: deliberations
19 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met for further deliberations on the Department’s responses to comments on the Labour Bills. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill as well as the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Bill were discussed. Highlights of the discussions were as follows:
On the NMW Bill, The Retail ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Department of Labour response to submissions & way forward
18 Apr 2018
The Committee met to process and discuss the National Minimum Wage Bill responses submitted by the Department of Labour (DoL) in response to comments from affected stakeholders.
The Committee agreed with the Department of Labour on most of its responses to employer organisations which had submitted comments on particular ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: SAFTU, BUSA, NEASA, AgriSA submissions
17 Apr 2018
The National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA) was fundamentally opposed to extending bargaining council collective agreements and making them binding on non-parties. The cost of labour as a percentage of turnover for big business could be 5% or lower. For a small business it could be as high as ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Bills: Department response to submissions
28 Mar 2018
The Committee’s Content Advisor presented a summary of the oral submissions that had been made during the public hearings and comments on the Minimum Wage Bill, the Labour Relations Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, focusing on specific clauses in the amendment bills.
The Department of Labour ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs 2nd & 3rd quarter performances; Status of the Guptas
13 Mar 2018
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Second and Third Quarter performances and budgets for 2017/18 financial year. The brief focused on supporting the priorities and outcomes of government, the Department’s outcomes and strategic objectives and progress as well as budget versus actual expenditure as at ...
Home Affairs
Minister of Home Affairs on Guptas’ early naturalisation; Department on IEC, Government Printing Works Quarter 2 & 3 performance
6 Mar 2018
The Minister of Home Affairs briefed the Committee to clarify the facts on the process followed during the naturalisation of the Gupta family. After acknowledging that it was the duty of Parliament to hold the executive to account, he provided an overview of the performance and vision of the Department ...