Employment and Labour
Committee Report on Labour Budget
4 May 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Labour considered the draft budget vote report on Budget Vote 28, titled: Labour and on the Strategic Plans of the Department of Labour (2014 -2019) and its entities as well as one set of outstanding minutes.
The Chairperson took Members through the report swiftly, pausing only ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Committee Report on Public Enterprise Strategic Plan & Budget
20 Apr 2016
The Committee met to be briefed by Alexkor on its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015, and to consider its report on the Department of Public Enterprises’ strategic plan and budget.
Alexkor reported that it had done quite well in the year under review, ...
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 [B25-15]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2016
The Committee discussed the three clauses on which objections had been raised in the previous meeting:
▪ Clause 10(b) inserting subsection 24(7) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove the subclause.
▪ Clause 4 inserting subsection (1A) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove clause 4 which allows ...
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 ...