Labour Market Policy and Programmes

Branch programme2001

1. Balance between security and flexibility Provision of data and analysis Roll out laws mindful of need to

balance security and flexibility LRA, BCEA, IA Amendments to

Parliament in July and promulgated in December.

2 & 3. Employment creation Sectoral determination with

remuneration and conditions of employment for learnerships

Ministerial determination and Code of Good Practice for workers on job creation schemes

Participation in NEDLAC committees to evaluate implementation of Job Summit Agreements and to plan sector summits.

Skills development strategy: Key milestones National Skills Conference (Feb) Launch of HRD strategy together

with Department of Education (May) National launch of learnerships

( June) First bursaries awarded for scarce

skills (Aug) Launch of Investor in People SA pilot

sites (Nov)

Skills development strategy Ongoing implementation of Act including:

Guidelines for stakeholders Marketing of Act including increase in levy to

1% Involvement of public sector Domestic worker skills plan (Aug) Regulation of private agencies Restructuring of esds business units in

provincial offices.

Employment equity: Key milestones Release of comprehensive report

including income differentials Codes of Good Practice

Launch of finalised HIV/AIDS Code Launch of Codes on Disability and Human

Resource Issues for public comment (March) Human Rights Week (March) Large employers to report on 1 October

Employment Equity: Key outcomes Consolidation of EE registry and

case management system Enforcement strategy rolled out Ongoing advocacy Promulgation of sections relating to

procurement Improved compliance in public

sector

Protection of vulnerable workers: Key milestones Publication of results of:

domestic worker investigation (March/June) farm worker investigation (April/June)

Promulgation of: Revised private security sectoral

determination (April/May) domestic sectoral determination ( August) farm sectoral determination (Sept)

International Day of the Child focus on child labour (1 June)

Protection of vulnerable workers: Key outcomes Sectoral determinations also in taxi,

hospitality and performing arts for children

Advocacy in respect of sectoral determinations

Child labour POA focusing on most hazardous

Grant variations i.r.o. BCEA Support to provinces.

8. Adequate social safety net Unemployment Insurance Bills to

Parliament (Jan to March) Finalisation of national social

security investigation (June/July) UI Week to publicise procedures

and stakeholder rights and obligations (June)

9. Promote stable labour relations Key milestones:

Tabling of CCMA Annual Report in Parliament (August)

Bargaining council summit (September) Key outcomes:

Ongoing registration of labour organisations Oversee CCMA Facilitate and support establishment of new

bargaining councils and transformation of existing ones

Monitor collective bargaining trends.

10. Productivity Key milestone:

Possible National Productivity Agreement (October)

Key outcome: Participation in sector summits.

11. Social partnerships Key outcomes:

Support and strengthening of statutory bodies

Optimal utilisation of SCSF funds Participation in NEDLAC structures.

12. International Relations Ratification of ILO conventions Ratification of SADC Social Charter

on Fundamental Rights (August) Minister to attend ILO Governing

Body meetings, ILO Conference, SADC and OAU meetings.

Implementation of SADC LR Communiqué.

13. Monitor impact Ongoing, data gathering, research

and analysis and co-ordination with relevant partners.

Comprehensive report on state of LR in 2001 including collective bargaining trends, EE and BCEA compliance, CCMA dispute resolution, strike statistics (Nov).

14. Institutional restructuring Support and assistance to

consolidate restructuring of ESDS and IES Business Units and labour centres.

15. Legislative amendments Tabled in Parliament by July 2001 LRA Amendments promulgated on

11 Nov 2001 BCEA Amendments promulgated

on 1 Dec 2001