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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on 2013/14 Annual Report Achievements and Challenges. OCTOBER 2014. 1. Table of contents. 1. Overview of DOL Programmes DOL Programmes 2013 / 2014 Annual Performance achievements, challenges and proposed interventions
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on 2013/14 Annual Report Achievements and Challenges OCTOBER 2014 1
Table of contents 1. Overview of DOL Programmes DOL Programmes 2013 / 2014 Annual Performance achievements, challenges and proposed interventions 2.1 Programme 2: Inspection and Enforcement 2.2 Programme 3: Public Employment Services 2.3 Programme 4: Labour Policy and Industrial Relations NB: Programme 1: Administration is excluded as it is operational 3. DOL Finances 2
Programme 2 :Inspections and Enforcement (IES) The purpose of IES is to examine how national labour standards are applied in the workplace through inspection and enforcement of labour legislation and to educate and advise social partners on labour market policies To realise decent work by regulating non-employment and employment conditions through inspections and enforcement in order to achieve compliance with all labour legislation 3
Programme 3:Public Employment Services (PES) Provides assistance to companies and workers to adjust to changing labour market conditions and to regulate private employment private employment agencies. 4
Programme 4:Labour Policy and Industrial Relations Facilitate the establishment of an equitable and sound labour relations environment and the promotion of South Africa’s interests in international labour matters through researching, analysing and evaluating labour policy and providing statistical data on the labour market, including providing support to the institutions that promote social dialogue. 5
2013 / 2014 Annual Performance: major achievements, challenges and proposed interventions. Programme 2 Inspection and Enforcement Services
INSPECTION OUTCOMES • The measure of an inspectors effective is the ability to use the legal instruments provided for in law • A total of 25759 notices against a target of 31733 were issued ( 82%) and 295 cases were referred to court • Very low number of compliance orders issued due to high rate at which undertakings have been honoured by the employers • 97% of cases referred to labour court were ruled in favour of the Department • 3% ruled against us due to defective compliance orders or not observing separation of duties as per the delegations
2013 / 2014 Annual Performance: major achievements, challenges and proposed interventions. Programme 3: Public Employment Services
2013 / 2014 Annual Performance: major achievements, challenges and proposed interventions. Programme 4 Labour Policy and Industrial Relations
ICT Achievements, Challenges and Proposed interventions: 2013/14 • ICT Main Achievements • Successfully transferred ICT resources from EOH to DOL through S197 • IT service gaps identified and mitigated through SITA contracts • Setup ICT governance structures • Appointed SAP service provider (3 year contract), resuming 1 Oct 2014 • Implementation of Interim storage solution • Challenges • Finalisation of ICT structure • Non resolution of long outstanding ICT grievances • Filling of vacant positions (System developers, engineers, etc) • No Business Continuity Plan (BCP) a foundation of Disaster Recovery Plan(DRP) • EOH Outstanding deliverables • Proposed Interventions • Finalisation of ICT structure • Filling of ICT vacant positions