Employment and Labour
Committee Report on Department of Labour and its entities 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to adopt the report of the recommendations made by the Committee on Budget Vote 18: Labour and on the Strategic Plans of the Department of Labour (2014 – 2019) and its Entities.
The Committee was generally satisfied with the plans of the Department of ...
Employment and Labour
Commission Conciliation, Mediation Arbitration, Nedlac, Productivity SA on their 2014 Strategic Plans
3 Jul 2014
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) presented its plans for 2014/15, and explained that its main role was to enrich the labour market. With the increase in the number of retrenchments it had also played a role in lay-off training and had established a job saving unit. Its ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour, Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund on their 2014 Strategic Plan
2 Jul 2014
The Acting Director General of the Department of Labour enumerated the challenges confronting the DOL in the labour market which were unemployment and under employment, the changing nature of work, inequalities and unfair discrimination, domestic and cross border labour migration and inadequate instruments for constant performance, monitoring and evaluation of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on Department of Trade and Industry 2014 Strategic Plan; Legacy Report
1 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the Strategic Overview of the Department of Trade and Industry Priorities; The Department of Trade and Industry’s 2014/15-2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan and the Legacy Report of the Department of Trade and Industry. The Minister of the Department of Trade and ...
Employment and Labour
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Ms Lumka Yengeni (ANC) was elected unopposed as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Labour. She urged Members to work together and set aside their political differences so as to prioritise serving South African citizens. She emphasised that Committee Members were allowed to have robust debates as long as they ...
Economic Development
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Committee met breifly to elect a Chairperson. Ms E Coleman (ANC) was elected unopposed to the position.