NEDLAC

1. NEDLAC INPUT TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON LABOUR NEDLAC WORK PLAN 11 MARCH 2008

2. Our Work programme has had to take into account a number of key factors including; • Final year of the current government • Short Parliamentary Legislative timeframes for the period under review • State of the Nation Address key priorities • Budget Speech • Economic, Social and Developmental challenges • Challenges in Africa and Internationally • Culture of Social Dialogue needs to be better entrenched

3. The Council is a representative and a consensus-seeking body where the parties to the Council will seek to reach agreement through negotiation and discussion based on proper mandates. ( “The people shall govern”) and not; • Ultimate Law makers, but influence and shape the law. • Law and Policy enforcement agency but delegates that function to appropriate agencies or set new ones up. • Collective bargaining agency, but provide the legal framework. • Workplace dispute resolution agency, but provide the legal framework; • Implementation agency, but provide the legislative and strategy frameworks for that.

4. The presentation is divided into five sections; • Section 1: The workings of Nedlac • Section 2: Work programme for 2008/9 • Section 3: Budget allocations • Section 4: Key challenges • Section 5: Way Forward

5. NEDLAC PRINCIPALS GOVERNMENT T Didiza T Manuel M Mdladlana M Mpahlwa LABOUR BUSINESS Dennis George General Secretary FEDUSA Mahlomola Skhosana General Secretary NACTU Zwelinzima Vavi General Secretary COSATU COMMUNITY Ruth Bhengu Laura Kganyago Mike Ka Toni Blade Nzimande SANCO WNC DPSA FSCC OVERALLCONVENORS V Mkosana E Patel R Parsons S Shezi Government Labour Business Community

6. OUR VISION The constituencies of Nedlac - government, business, labour and community re-affirm their commitment to social dialogue and working together to address the economic and development challenges our country faces.  The constituencies also commit themselves to a common vision for promoting rising levels of growth, investment, job creation and people-centred development.

7. OUR MISSION  Building an enduring partnership – Promoting a shared vision of South Africa’s growth and development strategy to frame sector and developmental agreements and lay the basis for partnerships in action.  Addressing urgent challenges – Selecting from many possible interventions those which hold the promise of the greatest possible impact in the shortest possible time for accelerated investment, job creation, improved efficiency and productivity, greater social equity, and a fairer distribution of economic opportunities and rewards, while undertaking serious social dialogue on broad policy frameworks.  Lending a hand – Securing the commitment and active participation of all constituencies in those areas identified for prioritised action in ways that build on lessons learnt from development programmes

8. MODUS OPERANDI To meet these objectives, the representatives of organised business, community, labour and government engage in:  Negotiationsthat aim to deliver formal consensus-based agreements on the economic and social fronts.  Consultations that aim at developing policy prior to it being tabled for negotiation or implementation.  Information sharing, workshops and seminars that report on and assess the implementation of social; development and economic policies.  Researchthat guides the formulation and implementation of social and economic policy.  Resolving socio-economic disputes in terms of section 77 of the LRA.

9. GDP and inflation forecasts

10. Key Govt spending areas • Increased social spending, specifically in education and health • Stepping up anti-poverty initiatives • Broadening social security • Enhancing job creation and productive capacity of the economy • Speeding up the pace of land and agrarian reform • Further investment in infrastructure • Enhancing state machinery for improved civic & immigration services & to address crime

11. WORK PROGRAMME – 2008/9 PER WORK STREAM SECTION 2

12. WORK STREAM 1: 2008 ANNUAL SUMMIT TERMS OF REFERENCE The Council shall convene the national summit once a year, to be chaired by the President or Executive Deputy President or such equivalent person as the Constitution of the Republic of South may provide for. While the summit will not form part of the Council itself, its function would be to involve as many relevant groups and forums as possible in order to give feedback on Council activities in a transparent manner, to obtain inputs from organisations or persons not normally involved in the core Nedlac work. If the President, Executive Deputy President, or such equivalent persons are not available to chair the session, the parties on the Council will themselves decide on a replacement chairperson. 2008/9 WORK PLAN

13. WORK STREAM 2: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EXCO) • 2008/9 WORK PROGRAMME • TERMS OF REFERENCE • The Executive Council Meeting planned to hold four (4) meetings in the period under review to receive reports-backs from the various Chambers, review progress, reach consensus and conclude agreements between the parties. • Consideration will be given to developing an overall strategy to address social and economic policy challenges facing the country including issues raised in the 2008 State of the Nation Address and the 2008 Government Programme of Action.

14. WORK PLAN FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE 2008/9 PERIOD

15. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (MANCO) 2008/9 WORK • PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE • TERMS OF REFERENCE • The Management Committee must oversee the institution and sign-off on policy issues for referral to the Executive Council. It is also responsible for human resource issues and financial reports. • The Management Committee planned to hold seven (7) meetings in the period under review; • Building sound working relationships with government departments on issues that require cooperation. • Address the challenge of capacity in the secretariat and constituencies. • Sign-off on Draft agreements from all the Nedlac Policy work Streams.

16. LABOUR MARKET POLICY WORK STREAM KEY FOCUS AREAS

20. LABOUR MARKET POLICY WORK STREAM

21. TRADE AND INDUSTRY WORK STREAM KEY FOCUS AREAS

32. DEVLOPMENT CHAMBER WORK STREAM KEY FOCUS AREAS

35. PUBLIC FINANCE AND MONTERAY POLICY CHAMBER- FOCUS AREAS

41. SECTION 3 FINANCE

42. Budget - Income

44. BUDGET – EXPENDITURE

46. BUDGET – EXPENDITURE

47. BUDGET – EXPENDITURE

48. BUDGET – EXPENDITURE

49. BUDGET – EXPENDITURE

50. SECTION 4 KEY CHALLENGES