TILLING THE SOIL: Strengthening Social Dialogue for Unemployment, Poverty, and Inequality

1. TILLING THE SOIL: Strengthening social dialogue to address unemployment, poverty and inequality Nedlac Report to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee – Labour9 October 2013 Social dialogue has over the years enabled us to mobilise a broad section of society under the rubric of conflict resolution and reconciliation, invariably impelled by the fact of our indissoluble future as a nation. – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, September 2013

2. Nedlac was established through an Act of PARLIAMENT The Nedlac Act, Act 35 of 1994 was one of the very first pieces of legislation to be signed-off by the first Democratic Parliament in 1994.

3. INTRODUCTION Nedlac’s work is guided by: Nedlac Act Nedlac Constitution Nedlac Protocols

4. INTRODUCTION

5. INTRODUCTION The strategic thrust over the next period is to upgrade and strengthen the capacity of the institution…while promoting more effective forms of engagement between the social partners- Minister Mildred Olifant

6. MILESTONES 2012-2013

7. PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES 2012-2013 76% of targets met in 2012-2013 Annual Performance plan achieved, compared to 33% in 2011-2012

8. ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

9. ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

10. ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

11. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

12. FINANCIALPERFORMANCE

13. AUDIT AND RISK • Unqualified audit opinion • Audit conducted directly by the Auditor-General for the first time • Strengthened audit and risk and internal audit • SCM • Governance • Performance Management

14. PRIORITIES 2013-2014 Implementation of Audit findings Staff development Salary review Performance management Implementation of revised fInance policies and Governance Framework Continued enhancement of compliance with the Nedlac Protocol Adoption of the Protocol on the Working Relationship between Nedlac and Parliament Priorities 2013-14 Supply Chain Management unit to be appointed Upgrading the building

15. Thank you Siyabonga Kealeboha