2024-w594 - 14 March 2024

Michael Steven Bond to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

With reference to his reply to question 83 on 11 April 2023, what are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) date of purchase and (e) purchase price paid for each vehicle purchased by his department for (i) him and (ii) the Deputy Minister since 8 May 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 14 Mar 2024

Office

Financial year

(a)

Make

(b) Model

(c)

Year Model

(d)

Cost

(e)

Purchase date

Minister

2019/ 2020

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

2020/ 2021

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

2021/ 2022

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

2022/ 2023

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

2023/ 2024

Audi

Q5 TDI Quattro

2023

R799,999.01

31/10/2023

Deputy Minister

2019/2020

N/A

N/A

N/A

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2024-w333 - 07 March 2024

Michael Steven Bond to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

What are the full details of all (a) sponsorships, (b) donations and (c) financial transfers provided for lawfare and/or any other purposes to (i) him, (ii) his department and (iii) officials of his department by any (aa) Qatari, (bb) Iranian and/or (cc) Russian organ of state, organisation and/or resident since 1 January 2021 up to the latest date in 2024 for which information is available?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 7 Mar 2024

Please note that NO gifts or donations were received from any of these countries for the period stated.

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2024-w211 - 23 February 2024

Khanya Ceza to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

In light of section 198(b) of the Labour Relations Act, Act 55 of 1995, which provides for the deeming provision and that employees must be provided with equal access to opportunities, what preventive measures has his department taken against whiteowned companies who extend fixed-term contracts for a period as long as 20 years, thereby avoiding the deeming provision and circumventing the national minimum wage legislation and making sure that the bargaining power remains in their hands?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 23 Feb 2024

Honourable Ceza, any contract of employment that exceeds three months, the law deems such an employee as permanent. All the rights and obligations other employees are entitled to, such an employee is also entitled to these rights and obligations. Should such an employee be dismissed for unjustifiable reasons or denied the same right that other permanent employees have, they have a recourse through the ...

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2024-w212 - 23 February 2024

Khanya Ceza to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

What strict enforcement measures has his department taken to ensure that there is vigorous monitoring of the National Minimum Wage Act, Act 9 of 2019, with severe penalties for noncompliance in relation to domestic workers, petrol attendants, security guards and cleaners?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 23 Feb 2024

Domestic Workers:

There are inspections that are carried out to test compliance with the National Minimum Wage. These inspections are mostly reactive. In instances where there is non-compliance, notices are issued out. The noncompliant employers are provided with 14 days to comply. If an employer does not comply within the set time frames, there is referral to the CCMA for prosecution. ...

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2024-w47 - 19 February 2024

Constance Nonhlanhla Mkhonto to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

(1)What (a) steps of intervention has he taken to resolve the labour disputes between Impala Bafokeng Platinum Mine and its 2 000 employees and (b) was the root cause of the disputes; (2) has the labour union registrar had any engagements with the National Union of Mineworkers and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union to avoid potential violence amongst workers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW48E

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 19 Feb 2024

1. Honourable Mkhonto, I am aware of the matter you are raising. Our labour laws are thoroughly crafted to deal with matters of this nature. We all want peace, stability, harmony and acceptable working conditions in the workplace. But when the instability of whatever nature rears its ugly head, our laws must kick in and the institutions that are a creature of these laws ...

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2023-w4092 - 21 December 2023

Teboho Loate to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

(1)Whether the Government’s negotiations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council in respect of the social compact has progressed substantially in the past 21 months, since the President, Mr Cyril M Ramaphosa, announced the urgent need in his State of the Nation Address in February 2022; if not, why not; if so, (2) how much progress has the Government registered since February 2022 in (a) visibly building a better and more inclusive society, (b) growing the economy, (c) creating jobs and (d) tackling crime and corruption with the help of partners from organised business, Labour and communities in society at large? NW5373E

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 21 Dec 2023

1. There are some imperatives that must be understood by all when it comes to Social Compact and Social Compacting. Among these, are the following:

  1. Social Compacting is both a process and an institutional framework.
  2. Social Compact traverse on the social dialogue path, it then progresses through collective bargaining processes
  3. Social Compact requires elements of societal partnerships.
  4. Given what is stated above and below, ...
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2023-w3884 - 13 December 2023

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

What (a) is the (i) total number of persons who are contributing towards the Unemployment Insurance Fund and (ii) average amount that the specified persons contribute on a monthly basis and (b) total amount does his department collect from the (i) employees and (ii) employers on a monthly basis?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 13 Dec 2023

(i) 10 247 739 persons are contributing to the Unemployment Insurance Fund

(II) Average amount that the specified persons contribute on a monthly basis R 185.12 per month

(i) Total amount the Unemployment Insurance Fund collect from the employee’s average is R 1,003,043,006.29

(ii) The total amount collected from employer’s monthly average is R 1, 003, 043, 006.29

Note: both employer and employee contribute 1% each, which makes ...

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2023-w4187 - 11 December 2023

Michael John Cardo to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

Whether he will furnish Dr M J Cardo with a granular level breakdown of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey data of the third quarter of 2023 released on 14 November 2023, up to a municipal level, including (a) the number of the (i) employed and (ii) unemployed and (b) the labour force participation rate for each municipality, specifically the municipalities of (i) Oudtshoorn (ii) Swellendam and (iii) Nama Khoi; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the detailed statistics for each specified municipality in each specified category?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 11 Dec 2023

In the country, Statistics South Africa (Statssa) is the primary official statistical agency in line with the Statistical Act. Every quarter, it releases the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results that provide statistical information on the changes in labour market activities both quarter to quarter and year on year changes. In QLFS 3 of 2023, the labour market activities were based on a sample ...

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2023-w4117 - 11 December 2023

Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

Whether his department has adopted any step-by-step measures to ensure that (a) formal and (b) informal businesses enforce and implement the National Minimum Wage as adopted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 11 Dec 2023

The Inspections & Enforcement Services Branch of the Department of Employment & Labour conduct proactive and reactive inspections pertaining to compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 across all 9 Provinces. All formal businesses and workplaces across all economic sectors are inspected in this regard by Labour Inspectors. For the Financial Year 2023/24, we have set a country wide national target ...

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2023-w4033 - 11 December 2023

Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

Whether the total cost of departmental end-of-year functions has been budgeted for in the current financial year; if not, from what budget line item will the funding be sourced; if so, (a) what amount has been budgeted, (b) from what budget line item will it be incurred and (c) what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Employment and Labour on 11 Dec 2023

No, the department does not budget for end-of-year functions and there is no expenditure for the current financial year. Where branches/programmes wish to have year-end functions, employees make personal contributions (it’s completely private).

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  3. None
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