1. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
NORTH WEST

2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
The Employment Services Act No 04 of 2014 provides for the establishment of public employment services in South Africa.
Labour relations Act No 06 of 2014 provides for the regulation of Temporary Employment Services
Immigration Act No 13 of 2002 provides for the regulation of cross border labour migration
International Labour conventions provides for the alignment of South African labour laws and practices to international standards

3. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES –SERVICE OFFERINGS
Registration of work seekers on Employment Services System of South Africa (ESSA)-that is inclusive of employed work seekers, unemployed work seekers and UIF work seekers
Employer services- wherein registered work seekers are recruited, selected and referred to employers according to employer’s selection criteria from ESSA
Employment counselling – wherein registered work seekers receive a variety of life skills programmes to enhance their employability e.g interview preparation etc

4. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES –SERVICE OFFERINGS
Provide psychometric assessments to companies (SPEEX tool)
Registration of Private Employment Agencies
Processing of work visa applications/ ICBLM

5. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT PROCESS FLOW
Employer -register an opportunity through completion of ESSA form
Dol- register an opportunity on ESSA
Dol- Screen CVs of matched candidates for compliance to opportunity requirements/criteria
Dol- Verify the availabilty of candidates
Dol-conduct interview preparation

6. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT PROCESS FLOW
Dol-refer a list of matched and screened work seekers to the employer
Turnaround time is a maximum of 5 working days
Employer- to give feedback on placement at least in 20 working days after recruitment.
ALL SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE

7. WAY FORWARD
STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER DOL DATA BASE FOR RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS INTO PROJECTS, LEARNING AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

8. Thank You… Rosina.Masilo Deputy Director:Public Employment Services
Department of Labour:North West