PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LABOUR AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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• PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LABOUR
  AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
• 19 MARCH 2008

Acting Director-General Mr. Les Kettledas
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CONTENTS

• VISION
• MISSION STATEMENT
• MINISTERIAL PROGRAMME OF ACTION 2004-2009
• ACHIEVEMENTS
• STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
• KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
• STRATEGY FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY
• INFORMATION TECHOLOGY PLAN THROUGH A PUBLIC
  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP)
• HUMAN RESOURCE PLAN
• PUBLIC ENTITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES
• MTEF ALLOCATIONS
• CONCLUSION

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1. VISION

• The Department of Labour will strive for a
  labour market which is conducive to economic
  growth, investment and employment creation and
  which is characterized by rising skills, equity,
  sound labour relations, respect for employment
  standards and worker rights.

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2. 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
• Improved economic efficiency and productivity
• Skills development and employment creation
• Sound labour relations
• Eliminating inequality and discrimination in the
  workplace
• Alleviating poverty in employment
• Enhancing Occupational Health and Safety
  awareness and compliance in the work place
• Nurturing the culture of acceptance that worker
  rights are human rights

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ORGANOGRAM
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3. MINISTERIAL PROGRAMME OF ACTION 2004-2009

• STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Contribution to employment creation
• Enhancing skills development
• Promote equity in the labour market
• Protecting vulnerable workers
• Strengthening multilateral and bilateral
  relations
• Strengthening social protection

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MINISTERIAL PROGRAMME OF ACTION (continued)

• STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Promoting sound labour relations
• Strengthening the capacity of labour market
  institutions
• Monitoring the impact of legislation
• Strengthening the institutional capacity of the
  Department

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4. RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

• 4.1 Decentralisation of functions and delegating
  authority.
• The decentralisation of services encompasses the
  refocusing of the organisation for better service
  delivery, ensuring that the Department works
  smarter with limited resources.
• Functions have been identified for
  decentralisation to Provincial and Labour Centre
  levels.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.2 Service Delivery
• 94 038 job seekers and 7 726 placement
  opportunities were registered on Employment
  Services System and 2 838 job seekers placed
  between April and December 2007.

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Employment opportunities registered in the
Employment Services System
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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.2 Service Delivery (cont.)
• 3 770 youths were assessed and placed in National
  Youth Service programmes in the infrastructure
  sector compared to a target of 5 000.
• 19 people with disabilities received bursaries to
  the value of R205 462

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.2 Service Delivery (cont.)
• Through collaboration with the Umsobomvu Youth
  Fund, 40 387 youths were trained of which, 28 837
  were placed in employment. The target is 30
  000.

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Training Placement categories
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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.2 Service Delivery (cont.)
• 148 297 workplaces were inspected between April
  and December 2007 against a target of 150 000 for
  the year. Of these, 112 595 (76) complied with
  labour legislation requirements within 90 days.
• 14 055 workplaces inspected were in industries
  with high OHS incidence rates

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150 000 workplaces inspected and at least 75
compliance levels ensured within 90 days of
inspection conducted
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OHSAt least 4000 workplaces in high risk
industries inspected
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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.2 Service Delivery (cont.)
• Of the 162 101 labour related complaints
  reported, 131 979 (81) were investigated and the
  cases concluded within 90 days.

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70 of labour related complaints reported
investigated and settled within 90 days
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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.3 Skills Development (NSF)
• Between April and December 2007,
• A total of 1 945 social development skills
  projects were supported at a cost of
  R199,809,405 to train 75 251 against a target of
  90 000 unemployed people. Of those trained, 54
  960 (73) were placed in employment, self
  employment, projects or further studies.
• 19 903 unemployed learners were registered in
  various ABET levels
• 1064 learners were enrolled in various programmes
  and R114 m was spent against the allocated R887 m
  Provincial Strategic Projects

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.3 Skills Development (cont.)
• Between April and December 2007
• Scarce and critical skills data base was updated
  and placed on DoL website
• 1 438 SMMEs , NGOs, Co-ops were supported by
  SETAs against a target of 600
• 11 225 ABET employed learners were registered
  with 7 834 completing
• 66 974 employed learners entered various
  learning programmes and 53 567 completed
• 30 042 unemployed entered various programmes and
  11 812 completed

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.3 Skills Development (cont.)
• Between April and December 2007
• 2 730 learners in scarce and critical were
  assisted to enter workplaces
• 947 learners were registered in New Venture
  Creation Programmes
• A Draft framework for implementing Quality
  Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) was
  developed
• INDLELA new refocus strategy was developed and
  approved.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy
• Private security sector minimum wages and
  contract cleaning and civil engineering sectoral
  determinations were reviewed and published. The
  hospitality sectoral determination was
  promulgated and published in May 2007.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy (cont.)
• In 2006/07, awareness raising activities for the
  child labour programme of action were conducted
  in all provinces. Pilot programmes were
  implemented to address the worst forms of child
  labour.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy (cont.)
• The worst forms of child labour include the
  commercial sexual exploitation of children, child
  trafficking, scavenging and children used by
  adults to commit crimes.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy (cont.)
• A planning tool for the delivery of water aims to
  bring water points closer to users.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy (cont.)
• Research has been concluded on the reduction of
  working hours, bargaining councils, the
  Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
  Arbitration (CCMA) and the labour market.

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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

• 4.4 Labour Market Policy (cont.)
• Research has been conducted by the Human Sciences
  Research Council (HSRC), together with the
  development policy research unit of the
  University of Cape Town and the sociology of work
  programme of the University of the Witwatersrand.

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5. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 2004/05 2010/11

• The Department of Labour aims to support key
  government policies for the second decade of
  democracy through activities that will
• Contribute to the growth and development in the
  economy

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5. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW continued 2004/05
2010/11

• Increase the ability of the economy to create
  employment
• Address the needs of vulnerable and poor people
  in the second economy
• Promote social security to contribute towards
  poverty alleviation and
• Address racial and gender inequality.

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

• The Department has prioritised the following
  areas over the MTEF period.
• The Department is tasked with enhancing the
  employment services system. The system will
  register work seekers and job opportunities and
  will provide

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• Job matching services
• Career guidance and counselling services
• Information services
• Skills development referrals
• Special services for designated groups

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• Phase I is being implemented at all Labour
  Centres. This involves the rollout of
• The registration of job seekers, employers and
  placement opportunities
• The matching of job seekers with job
  opportunities
• The training of trainers and users of the system

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• A career guidance and counselling system will be
  developed and implemented by 2010/11.
• Public comments on the draft employment services
  regulations (which compel public and private
  employers to register vacancies) were published
  in August 2007 a revised regulation is scheduled
  to be finalised in February 2008

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KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• A joint policy statement on the Review of the
  National Qualifications Framework was tabled to
  Cabinet in August 2007.
• A Skills Conference was held in October 2007 to
  review implementation, quality of provision,
  funding and SETAs
• A NEDLAC Review of SETAs was initiated
• A draft Skills Development Amendment Bill was
  developed and published for comment on 28February
  2008.

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• The proposed amendments are aimed at
• Adjusting SETA functions relating to quality
  assurance
• Establishment of the QCTO
• Introducing various learning routes to attain
  artisan status and repeal of the Manpower
  Training Act of 1981.
• Listing the NSF as a public entity
• Adjusting functions of the National Skills
  Authority in relation to the National Skills Fund
  and QCTO

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) will be
  developed by April 2009 in collaboration with the
  International Labour Organisation (ILO) and in
  consultation with social partners, focussing
  mainly on employment creation.

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6. KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (cont)

• The four pillars of the Decent Work Agenda will
  be dealt with in the context of related
  government reform processes and the Departments
  constitutional obligations
• Fundamental principles and rights at work and
  international labour standards
• Employment and income opportunities
• Social dialogue and tripartism
• Social protection and social insurance

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7. STRATEGY FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY

• Enhancement of the Employment Services System
• Enhancement of the Inspection and Enforcement
  System
• Development and implementation of Service
  Delivery Standards
• Provision of Tools of Trade to our staff for
  effective service rendering

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STRATEGY FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY (Continued)

• Access Strategy
• Department will explore other Service Delivery
  Channels including
• Multimedia Call centre with Customer Relations
  Management (CRM) capabilities
• Mobile Labour Centres fully resourced

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STRATEGY FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY (Continued)

• Partnerships with Private sector and public
  sector entities expanded and strengthened
• Cellular telephony used for transaction based
  services and information dissemination
• Telephone line and interactive questionnaire on
  the Web site for clients

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8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN THROUGH A PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP)

• Employment Services System( Phase 2 3)
• ( SETA PMS System, Grant Disbursement system,
  NSFDIS and Career Information system)
• Inspection and Enforcement System
• Claims and Fund Disbursement Systems in terms of
  the Compensation Fund and the Unemployment
  Insurance Fund
• Human Resource Management System
• Financial Management System
• Management Information System

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN THROUGH A PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) (Continued)

• On-going Refresh of the IT infrastructure
• Improvement of the efficiency of the Departments
  Virtual Private Network which is provided by
  SITA
• Use of mobile and wireless technologies to
  facilitate service delivery in remote areas.
• Call centre technologies to facilitate CRM
• Cellular telephony for transaction based services
  and for information dissemination

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9. HUMAN RESOURCE PLAN

• The Human Resource plan supports the strategic
  plan through an appropriate organizational
  structure and implementation of HR policies
• Competencies ensured through a Skills Audit and
  the gaps addressed through Training and
  development
• Vacancies to be filled in line with the
  Recruitment and Selection Policy
• Staff attrition to be addressed through the
  career management and retention policy and
  succession planning.

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HUMAN RESOURCE PLAN (Continued)

• Uniform remuneration and grading across similar
  jobs ensured through job evaluation
• Employment Equity addressed as per the EE plan
• Workplace well being addressed through the
  establishment of on-site wellness centres,
  counselling and life skills programmes
• Management of performance monitored and done
  promptly

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10. PUBLIC ENTITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES

• The National Skills Authority (NSA)
• Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
• Compensation Fund (CF)
• Productivity SA (Formerly NPI)
• Twenty-three Sector Education and Training
  Authorities (SETAs)
• National Economic Development and Labour Council
  (NEDLAC)
• Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
  Arbitration (CCMA)
• Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF).

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11. MTEF ALLOCATIONS
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2008/2009 Final Vote
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2008/2009 Final Vote

• In terms of the 2008 ENE, the Department of
  Labours Vote number has been adjusted to Vote
  15.
• Major decreases to the Vote in respect of the
  2008/2009 financial year are attributable to
• a reduced allocation of R5 million in respect of
  the recapitalization of the Umsobomvu Youth Fund
  (UYF) from R400 million in 2007/08.

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2008/2009 Final Vote

• For 2008/09, the Department did receive
  additional funding to address the following
• Risk and Asset Management
• Capacity in respect of the employment services
  system
• Feasibility study for the SEF( Business case)
• Additions to address salary adjustments

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12. CONCLUSION

• Strategic Plan 2007-2010 to be seen within
  context of ASGI-SA
• Strategic Plan to be used as a basis for
  measuring the Departments performance in the
  next three years

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THANK YOU