1 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION MARCH 2003VOTE 17: LABOUR PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION MARCH 2003 DIRECTOR-GENERAL: ADV. RAMS RAMASHIA
2 CONTENTS MISSION STATEMENT 15 POINT PROGRAMME STRATEGIC PLAN LEGISLATION STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 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 productivitySkills development and employment creation Sound labour relations Eliminating inequality and discrimination in the workplace Alleviating poverty in employment
6 15 POINT PLAN
7 15 POINT PROGRAMME Guides our work in this five year period 15 points are: Policies developed by Department seek to achieve an appropriate balance between security and flexibility Employment creation Implementation of Presidential Job Summit resolutions Implementation of skills development strategy
8 15 POINT PROGRAMME (cont)Employment equity Protection of vulnerable workers Occupational health and safety An adequate social safety net Promoting stable labour relations Productivity Social partnerships International relations Monitoring impact of policy Institutional restructuring Legislative amendments
9 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
10 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Monitor and review labour market policies on an ongoing basis Advance Employment and Skills development Promote Employment equity Protection of vulnerable workers
11 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (cont)Provide Social Safety Net Promote Occupational Health and Safety Promote Stable Labour Relations
12 LEGISLATION
13 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
14 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
15 1. Monitor and Review Labour Market PoliciesConduct research on: Co-operatives and employment creation Atypical forms of employment
16 2. Skills development Accelerate delivery of and access to learnerships by unemployed young people Plan, implement, monitor, support and evaluate the achievement of the 2004/5 National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) targets, including Equity Targets (85% black, 54% women and 4% people with disabilities
17 2. Skills development (Cont…)NSDS impact studies conducted
18 2. Skills development (Cont…2)Support skills development initiatives from the National Skills Fund Spend NSF to support the achievement of NSDS Implement strategies for SMME, informal and co-operatives sectors with other departments Integrate skills development with Provincial and local initiatives to promote employment creation
19 2. Skills development (Cont…3)SETAs achieve targets for 2003/4 Support SETAs to achieve 2003/4 performance targets as per MOU entered into with the DoL Support SETAs who do not achieve the targets, where appropriate and where required, take appropriate disciplinary action Train people via the strategic project fund
20 3. Employment equity Strengthen enforcement mechanismsImproved procedural equity compliance achieved Progress in substantive equity compliance monitored Encouraging compliance through showcasing of best practice Analysis of income differentials Prepare report on income differentials
21 Employment equity (cont…)Publish guidelines to assist implementation of Codes of Good Practice HIV/ AIDS Disability Amend regulations to ensure appropriate data collection
22 4. Protection of Vulnerable workersImplement and enforce legislation and sectoral determinations Educate and enforce domestic and farm workers sectoral determinations Investigate working conditions in the following sectors : Forestry, minibus taxi, glass and glassware, fishing, clothing and knitting, civil engineering Consolidate the Department’s Inspection and Enforcement strategy
23 4. Vulnerable workers (cont…)Support Home Affairs to implement Immigration Act in respect of migrant workers in particular
24 4. Vulnerable workers (cont…)Finalize and implement national policy on the eradication of child labour
25 5. Occupational health and safetyTargeted advocacy and enforcement strategy, which is sector and issue specific. Increase number of inspections. Embark on joint campaigns in high risk sectors, Promote compliance. Increase awareness. Support health and safety structures to assist industry to ensure effective OHS implementation.
26 5. Occupational health and safety (cont…)Promote OHS accord in provinces OHS accord signed and implemented by all provinces Finalise the development of policy to integrate OHS competencies across government Identify and address subtle causes of occupational diseases
27 6. Improved social safety net: Unemployment InsuranceStrengthen administrative and financial management capacity of the UI Fund Implement the fraud reduction strategy Develop and implement enforcement and revenue collection strategy for categories of workers that were formerly excluded from Act domestic workers
28 6. Improved social safety net: Unemployment Insurance (cont…)Improve financial viability of the Fund Improve service delivery
29 6. Improved social safety net: Compensation FundImprove service delivery: Improved claims processing Decentralisation of claims enquiries to Provincial offices. Automation of the FYI IT system to process claims in alignment with PPP Improved revenue collection and fraud detection.
30 7. Promoting stable labour relationsDevelop and implement advocacy strategy for small business Ensure bargaining councils take concerns of small business on board Efficient registration of labour organizations and deregister non bona-fide unions and employers organizations
31 7. Promoting stable labour relations (cont…)Oversee and assist in respect of overall governance of CCMA including Essential Services Committee Monitoring of strikes and labour market trends and events. Reduction in workplace conflict and industrial unrest
32 7. Promoting stable labour relations (cont…2)Promote social dialogue Facilitate and support transformation of bargaining councils. Facilitate establishment of new councils and amalgamation of councils.
33 MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTE
34 MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE VOTEAdministration Occupational Health and Safety of Persons Social Insurance Employment and Skills Development Services Labour Relations Labour Policy Service Delivery Auxiliary and Associated Services
35 BUDGET 2003/2004 As contained in the Estimate of National Expenditure (ENE)
36 MTEF ALLOCATIONS TOTAL DoL UIF R, mil R, 000 MIL02/03 R1,296 R0,976 R0,320 03/04 R1,291 R1,041 R0,250 04/05 R1,292 R1,142 R0,150 05/06 R1,218 R1,218 R0,000 R, mil -0,3% 0,0% -5,7% DoL UIF VOTED ESTIMATE
37 BUDGET PER PROGRAMME
38 BUDGET PER PROGRAMME VOTE: 03/04 R, mil PROG R’mil % ADMIN 210,8 16,3OHS , ,0 SI , ,5 ESDS ,6 L R ,5 14,4 L P , ,2 S D ,8 28,9 AUX , ,7 S-TOTAL 1041,0 UIF ,0 19,4 TOTAL 1,291,0 100,0 R, mil
39 MTEF PER PROGRAMME
40 BUDGET PER STANDARD ITEM
41 BUDGET PER STANDARD ITEMVOTE: 03/04 S ITEM R’mil % PERS , ,8 ADMIN , ,6 INVENT , ,1 EQUIP , ,3 LAND , ,2 PROF , ,7 TRANS , ,9 MISC , ,0 S-Total ,0 UIF , ,4 TOTAL 1,291,0 100,0 R, mil
42 TRANSFER PAYMENTS Year R’mil DoL UIF 99/00 441,9 00/01 285,699/ ,9 00/ ,6 01/ ,3 605,0 02/ ,9 320,0 03/ ,9 250,0 R, mil DoL UIF
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