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Employment and Labour
Orientation workshop continued
5 Feb 2020
Documents handed out: NEDLAC presentation to the portfolio committee on labour workshop [awaited]
The Portfolio Committee held a two-day workshop at which all entities of the Department of Employment and Labour were tasked with presenting on their mandates, their challenges and goals.
The purpose of the workshop was to guide the ...
Employment and Labour
Orientation workshop on core operations of Department & entities
4 Feb 2020
As part of its orientation workshop, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by various entities of the Department of Employment and Labour. Presentations detailed the various labour laws, the mandate of the Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch, as well as the mandate of the executive and advisory boards. All entities ...
Employment and Labour
Commission for Employment Equity briefing, with the Minister
27 Nov 2019
The Commission for Employment Equity, led by its chairperson, presented findings on the trends for the period between 2016 and 2018. The Commission reported that top management positions in the private sector are dominated by white males and there has been only a 1% decrease annually. The white population accounts ...
Employment and Labour
Nedlac, UIF, Compensation Fund Quarter 1 reports; Labour Activation Programme; with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2019
The Compensation Fund showed a decline in performance for Quarter 1. Changes were being implemented to the Fund’s system following recommendations from the Auditor General and as a result, provincial performance will only start picking up by the end of the year. Reasons for over and under performance in each ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Investigations & Outcomes: SAHRA, National Arts Council & National Library of South Africa briefing
19 Nov 2019
Three entities of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture – the National Arts Council, the National Library of South Africa, and the South African Heritage Resources Agency -- appeared before the Committee to report on progress on investigations into irregularities within their operations.
The National Arts Council’s (NAC’s) investigations ...
Employment and Labour
DEL, CCMA, and Productivity SA; 2019/20 Quarter 1 performance, with Deputy Minister
13 Nov 2019
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) and its entities, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Productivity South Africa delivered presentations on their performances for the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year.
The DEL said it was faced with the challenge of aligning ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
loveLife; Netball SA World Cup journey & 2023 World Cup in SA
12 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by LoveLife on their projects as well their role in promoting sport and recreation, and healthy lifestyle and its 2018 financial report. The loveLife programme focuses on four impact areas:
• The development of holistic athletes
• Provision of safe spaces for young people to engage ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Repeat Fees of Actors; Revised White Paper; Whistleblowing & Committee Oversight
5 Nov 2019
In response to the briefing by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) on repeat fees payable to actors, Members pointed out that the presentation had confused the concepts of royalties payable to artists and repeat fees payable to actors. What needed to be achieved was legislation that addressed the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport betting in relation to funding of SAFA teams: National Lotteries Commission & SAFA briefing
1 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) and the South African Football Association (SAFA). Members were pleased that the NLC had received a clean audit for five years in a row. Members heard that the NLC’s funding model had been changed in 2015, which now allowed for ...
Employment and Labour
Current Action Plan on Compensation Fund; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the current action plan being implemented to deal with challenges at the Compensation Fund.
The Department stated that Phase 1 of the plan had been implemented from July 2015 to April 2018 in order to stabilise the operations ...