Employment and Labour
Minister & Department on COVID-19 response in respect of UIF, Compensation Fund and IES
22 Apr 2020
Livestream: Joint Meeting of PC & SC on Trade and Industry, Small Business Development, Employment and Labour
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
A joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour & the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister present
19 Feb 2020
The Committee was briefed on the 2018/49 CIDB Annual Performance Report. The legislative mandate of the CIDB was to stimulate growth, reform and improvement of the construction sector, with emphasis on the participation of the emerging sector in the industry. The Committee heard that 23 out of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill; Small Enterprises Finance Agency 2018/19 annual report
18 Feb 2020
The Committee was briefed on the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill [B9 – 2019] and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency.
The engagement on the Amendment Bill was a response to the legal issues that were raised regarding the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill [B9 – 2019], especially ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill public hearings; with Minister
11 Feb 2020
The Committee held public hearings on the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill. COSATU and the Western Cape Provincial Government made oral submissions. The Minister of Labour was in attendance.
The Western Cape Provincial Government stated that the amendment was a substantive amendment and not a technical amendment. From a legal ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure 2018/19 Annual Report
30 Oct 2019
The Department of Public Works (DPW) told the Committee that its strategic objective to accelerate the transformation agenda in the Department had been achieved in full. All investigations had been initiated within 30 days of reported allegations. There was an 87% reduction in the irregular expenditure ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
DTI 2018/19 Annual Report; SACUM/UK Trade Agreement
29 Oct 2019
The Department of Trade and Industry provided a summary of South Africa's economic performance when presenting its Annual Report. The SA economy performed worse than expected in the first quarter of 2019 with a 3.2% contraction in GDP and was adjudged the worst quarterly performance since ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
24 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee was briefed on the 2019/20 annual performance plans of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, and was told that the Minister and Deputy Minister were in the process of listening to branches in the Department in order to ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
23 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
Both Deputy Ministers were released from the meeting after opening remarks as they were needed in the National Assembly where the Appropriation Bill was being dealt with. The Ministry’s message was that DTI was encouraging inclusive growth to respond to unemployment, ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Service and Administration 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; Second Term Committee Programme
17 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Minister of Public Service and Administration outlined five priorities when the Department presented its strategic plan and annual performance plan for the 2019/20 financial year to the Committee. These were to implement the eight principles of ‘Batho Pele’, implement the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Gambling Bill [B27B-2018]: briefing
16 Jul 2019
The Select Committee met for a briefing on the National Gambling Amendment Bill by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The National Gambling Amendment Bill had not been passed during the Fifth Parliament, even though it had gone through all the necessary processes. As the Bill was not finalised by ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Employment & Labour 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Minister of Employment and Labour said the new Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) had to assume a new role for which resources in entities had to be liberated. DEL had to coordinate with other departments to create jobs and ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Committee programme & Legacy Report
3 Jul 2019
Legacy Reports: Fifth Parliament (2014-2019)
The Committee considered and adopted its Draft Committee Programme for the first term as amended. Outstanding Committee minutes were also adopted. The Chairperson informed the Committee that to his knowledge there were two pieces of legislation that was outstanding for the Committee to deal with. These ...