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VOTE 17: LABOUR

VOTE 17: LABOUR. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION NOVEMBER 2004. ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DR. VAN MKOSANA. CONTENTS. MISSION STATEMENT 10 POINT PROGRAMME LEGISLATION MAIN DIVISIONS BUDGET. 1. MISSION STATEMENT. MISSION STATEMENT.

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VOTE 17: LABOUR

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  1. VOTE 17: LABOUR PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION NOVEMBER 2004 ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DR. VAN MKOSANA

  2. CONTENTS MISSION STATEMENT 10 POINT PROGRAMME LEGISLATION MAIN DIVISIONS BUDGET

  3. 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

  6. 10 POINT PROGRAMME

  7. 10 POINT PROGRAMME • Guides our work in this five year period ending in March 2009. • 10 points are: • Contribute to employment creation • Enhance skills development • Promote equity in the labour market • Protection of vulnerable workers

  8. 10 POINT PROGRAMME (cont) • Strengthen multilateral and bilateral relations • Strengthen social protection • Promote sound labour relations • Strengthen the capacity of labour market institutions • Monitor the impact of legislation • Strengthen the institutional capacity of the Department of Labour

  9. LEGISLATION

  10. 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

  11. MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE

  12. MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE During the 2004 Estimate of National Expenditure (ENE) process, the Department revised its Main Division of the Vote in order to align its financial reporting formats with establishment structures. Five (5) Main Divisions are currently reflected in the ENE, and these are as follows:

  13. MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE • Administration (Corporate Services) • Service Delivery • Employment and Skills Development Services / Human Resources Development • Labour Policy and Labour Market Programmes • Social Insurance

  14. BUDGET

  15. SPENDING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO MTEC

  16. Spending Proposals (1) • In compiling the MTEC submission for the period 2005/2006 – 2007/2008, the Department identified the following key policy priorities which formed the basis for the department’s three options being the request for new funding:

  17. Spending Proposals (2) • Institutional capacity for effective service delivery; • Enhance Employability; and • Protection of Vulnerable Workers.

  18. Spending Proposals (3) • Institutional capacity for effective service delivery: This option encompassed the following: • Enhancement of capacity within the Department’s Inspectorate Service;

  19. Spending Proposals (4) • Ensuring that in line with the existing PPP agreement, the pilot project to supply inspectors with the necessary equipment is continued in the medium-term; and • Ensuring the continued roll-out of telephony and information technology through the medium-term.

  20. Spending Proposals (5) • Enhance Employability: This option encompassed the following: • Learnerships; • Internships; • Investors in People; and • Strengthening the capacity of Employment Services at local level.

  21. Spending Proposals (6) • Protection of Vulnerable Workers: This option encompassed the following: • Conducting Employment Equity audits to ensure effective enforcement of EE legislation; • Management of HIV/AIDS and gender equity in line with directives from the DPSA and Office of the Presidency, respectively;

  22. Spending Proposals (7) • The initiation of Employment Equity Awards to encourage co-regulation as well as self-regulation; • The Department’s responsibilities relating to the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC);

  23. Spending Proposals (8) • Bilateral visits; • Implementing the elements of Labour Market initiatives within the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); and • Implementation of the findings of the casualisation study as directed by the Office of the Presidency.

  24. Spending Proposals (9)

  25. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY MTEC

  26. MTEC Recommendations (1) • The Department of Labour met with the MTEC on 17 September 2004 at which time, the aforementioned “options to the baseline” were presented for consideration. • Disappointingly, very little additional funding was made available and only the following items were considered:

  27. MTEC Recommendations (2)

  28. MTEC Recommendations (3)

  29. MTEC Recommendations (4)

  30. ANTICIPATED ALLOCATIONS 2005/06 – 2007/08 (Final allocations from National Treasury pending)

  31. Anticipated Allocation (1)

  32. THANK YOU

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