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Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: briefing; Compensation Fund turnaround strategy
20 Apr 2016
The Committee received a briefing from Ms Cheryllyn Dudley (ACDP) on her Private Members Bill (PMB), called the Labour Laws Amendment Bill. The presentation covered background information to the Bill which sought to provide for parental leave, adoption leave and commissioning parental leave. It also provided for the payment of ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund & Productivity South Africa 2016 budget review, Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-15]: Democratic Alliance proposals for changes
7 Apr 2016
The Committee firstly addressed a technical amendment that was introduced by a Member of the DA on the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill. The presenting MP noted that the money in this Fund was not so much government money as money paid in directly by individuals and their companies, and that ...
Employment and Labour
Budget Review 2016: Department of Labour & Unemployment Insurance Fund Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) told the Portfolio Committee that its strategy included plans to improve its management practice and strategic support, as 55% of the total DoL’s management performance assessment standards were to reach level 3 and level 4 by March 2017. There was a programme focused on the ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
16 Mar 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on its quarterly performance report for the second and third quarters, and informed it that its average performance for the period was standing at 56%, while 79% of the budget had been spent. The introduction of stringent quality assurance ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill: adoption; Department of Labour 2nd & 3rd quarter performance: FFC comments
9 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee went through the Committee's proposed amendments the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015] and approved these:
Clause 4 amendment of section 11 of Act 63 of 2001
Clause 4 was rejected by all members.
Clause 10 amendment of section 24 of Act 63 of 2001, as amended by ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund Amendment Bill [B25-2015]: Department response to submissions with Minister’s introduction
24 Feb 2016
The Committee received responses on issues raised during public hearings from the Department of Labour (DOL). Amendment of section 24(7) by clause 10 reads that “Subsection (5) does not apply to a contributor who voluntarily terminated her pregnancy”. Most of submissions object to the insertion of this clause since voluntary ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015]: public hearings
3 Feb 2016
The Committee held public hearings on the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015]. The Bill was endorsed by a number of agencies and labour unions although there were still concerns on some of the amendments that had been made. Formal submissions were made by a number of the labour unions, but ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour response to Committee oversight visits
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Labour (DOL) presented a report on the progress made since the Portfolio Committee had visited three citrus farms in Mpumalanga during an oversight visit. After the Committee’s visit, the Department had issued contravention notices against the employers on the farms visited, as they were in violation of ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Ex-mineworkers: oversight priorities; Committee Report on ex-mineworkers meeting in East London
28 Oct 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Mineral Resources and Labour met jointly to discuss oversight priorities for issues affecting ex-mineworkers. The Co-Chairperson set out the history of debates and discussions on ex-mineworkers, indicating that during the Taking Parliament to the People event in 2007, the Speaker had been approached by mineworkers, who ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: Agriculture Sector - discussion document by Research Unit
21 Oct 2015
The Research Unit Content Advisor gave the Portfolio Committee on Labour a presentation on the National Minimum Wage discussion document.
He said the impact of a minimum wage on sectors of employment such as the agricultural economy included a reduction in hours worked, a reduction in non-wage benefits, a reduction ...