VOTE 17: LABOUR PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION MARCH 2003 DIRECTOR-GENERAL: ADV. RAMS RAMASHIA

CONTENTS 1.MISSION STATEMENT 2.15 POINT PROGRAMME 3.STRATEGIC PLAN 4.LEGISLATION 5.STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 6.MAIN DIVISIONS 7.BUDGET

1. MISSION STATEMENT

4 MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Labour will play a significant role in reducing unemployment, poverty and inequality through a set of policies and programmes developed in consultation with social partners, which are aimed at:

5 Improved economic efficiency and productivity Skills development and employment creation Sound labour relations Eliminating inequality and discrimination in the workplace Alleviating poverty in employment

POINT PLAN

7 15 POINT PROGRAMME  Guides our work in this five year period  15 points are: Policies developed by Department seek to achieve an appropriate balance between security and flexibility Employment creation Implementation of Presidential Job Summit resolutions Implementation of skills development strategy

8 15 POINT PROGRAMME (cont) Employment equity Protection of vulnerable workers Occupational health and safety An adequate social safety net Promoting stable labour relations Productivity Social partnerships International relations Monitoring impact of policy Institutional restructuring Legislative amendments

9 3.STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

10 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1.Monitor and review labour market policies on an ongoing basis 2.Advance Employment and Skills development 3.Promote Employment equity 4.Protection of vulnerable workers

11 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (cont) 5.Provide Social Safety Net 6.Promote Occupational Health and Safety 7.Promote Stable Labour Relations

12 4.LEGISLATION

13 LEGISLATION The following legislation enables the Department to achieve its mission: Basic Conditions of Employment Act Labour Relations Act Employment Equity Act Skills Development Act Skills Development Levies Act Occupational Health and Safety Act Unemployment Insurance Act Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

14 5.STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

15 1. Monitor and Review Labour Market Policies  Conduct research on: Co-operatives and employment creation Atypical forms of employment

16 2. Skills development  Accelerate delivery of and access to learnerships by unemployed young people  Plan, implement, monitor, support and evaluate the achievement of the 2004/5 National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) targets, including Equity Targets (85% black, 54% women and 4% people with disabilities

17 2. Skills development (Cont…)  NSDS impact studies conducted

18 2. Skills development (Cont…2)  Support skills development initiatives from the National Skills Fund Spend NSF to support the achievement of NSDS Implement strategies for SMME, informal and co-operatives sectors with other departments Integrate skills development with Provincial and local initiatives to promote employment creation

19 2. Skills development (Cont…3)  SETAs achieve targets for 2003/4 Support SETAs to achieve 2003/4 performance targets as per MOU entered into with the DoL Support SETAs who do not achieve the targets, where appropriate and where required, take appropriate disciplinary action Train people via the strategic project fund

20 3. Employment equity  Strengthen enforcement mechanisms Improved procedural equity compliance achieved Progress in substantive equity compliance monitored Encouraging compliance through showcasing of best practice  Analysis of income differentials Prepare report on income differentials

21 Employment equity (cont…)  Publish guidelines to assist implementation of Codes of Good Practice HIV/ AIDS Disability  Amend regulations to ensure appropriate data collection

22 4. Protection of Vulnerable workers  Implement and enforce legislation and sectoral determinations Educate and enforce domestic and farm workers sectoral determinations Investigate working conditions in the following sectors : Forestry, minibus taxi, glass and glassware, fishing, clothing and knitting, civil engineering Consolidate the Department’s Inspection and Enforcement strategy

23 4. Vulnerable workers (cont…)  Support Home Affairs to implement Immigration Act in respect of migrant workers in particular

24 4. Vulnerable workers (cont…)  Finalize and implement national policy on the eradication of child labour

25 5. Occupational health and safety  Targeted advocacy and enforcement strategy, which is sector and issue specific. Increase number of inspections. Embark on joint campaigns in high risk sectors, Promote compliance. Increase awareness.  Support health and safety structures to assist industry to ensure effective OHS implementation.

26 5. Occupational health and safety (cont…)  Promote OHS accord in provinces OHS accord signed and implemented by all provinces  Finalise the development of policy to integrate OHS competencies across government  Identify and address subtle causes of occupational diseases

27 6. Improved social safety net: Unemployment Insurance  Strengthen administrative and financial management capacity of the UI Fund Implement the fraud reduction strategy  Develop and implement enforcement and revenue collection strategy for categories of workers that were formerly excluded from Act domestic workers

28 6. Improved social safety net: Unemployment Insurance (cont…)  Improve financial viability of the Fund  Improve service delivery

29 6. Improved social safety net: Compensation Fund  Improve service delivery: –Improved claims processing Decentralisation of claims enquiries to Provincial offices. Automation of the FYI IT system to process claims in alignment with PPP –Improved revenue collection and fraud detection.

30 7. Promoting stable labour relations  Develop and implement advocacy strategy for small business  Ensure bargaining councils take concerns of small business on board  Efficient registration of labour organizations and deregister non bona- fide unions and employers organizations

31 7. Promoting stable labour relations (cont…)  Oversee and assist in respect of overall governance of CCMA including Essential Services Committee  Monitoring of strikes and labour market trends and events. Reduction in workplace conflict and industrial unrest

32 7. Promoting stable labour relations (cont…2)  Promote social dialogue  Facilitate and support transformation of bargaining councils.  Facilitate establishment of new councils and amalgamation of councils.

33 6.MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE

34 MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE 1.Administration 2.Occupational Health and Safety of Persons 3.Social Insurance 4.Employment and Skills Development Services 5.Labour Relations 6.Labour Policy 7.Service Delivery 8.Auxiliary and Associated Services

35 7.BUDGET 2003/2004 As contained in the Estimate of National Expenditure (ENE)

36 MTEF ALLOCATIONS 02/03 R1,296R0,976R0,320 03/04 R1,291R1,041R0,250 04/05 R1,292R1,142R0,150 05/06 R1,218R1,218R0,000 R, 000 MIL -0,3%0,0% -5,7% VOTEDESTIMATE R, mil DoL UIF TOTAL DoL UIF

37 BUDGET PER PROGRAMME

38 BUDGET PER PROGRAMME PROG R’mil % ADMIN 210,8 16,3 OHS 26,5 2,0 SI 19,7 1,5 ESDS ,6 L R 185,5 14,4 L P 27,8 2,2 S D 373,8 28,9 AUX 21,9 1,7 S-TOTAL 1041,0 UIF 250,0 19,4 TOTAL 1,291,0 100,0 VOTE: 03/04 R, mil

39 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

40 BUDGET PER STANDARD ITEM

41 BUDGET PER STANDARD ITEM S ITEM R’mil % PERS 371,9 28,8 ADMIN 149,5 11,6 INVENT 27,7 2,1 EQUIP 42,0 3,3 LAND 66,7 5,2 PROF 99,8 7,7 TRANS 269,9 20,9 MISC 13,5 1,0 S-Total 1041,0 UIF 250,0 19,4 TOTAL 1,291,0 100,0 VOTE: 03/04 R, mil

42 TRANSFER PAYMENTS Year R’mil DoLUIF 99/00 441,9 00/01 285,6 01/02 251,3605,0 02/03 257,9320,0 03/04 269,9250,0 R, mil DoL UIF

43 THANK YOU