vote 17: labour & strategic plan 2004-2009

VOTE 17: LABOUR&

STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2009

SELECT COMMITTEE - NCOP PRESENTATION

26 MAY 2004

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DR. VAN MKOSANA

CONTENTS

1. MISSION STATEMENT

2. PROGRAMME OF ACTION

3. STRATEGIC PLAN

4. LEGISLATION

5. MAIN DIVISIONS

6. BUDGET

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1. MISSION STATEMENTThe 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

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2. PROGRAMME OF ACTION

1. Contribute to employment creation

2. Enhance Skills Development

3. Promote equity in the labour market

4. Protect vulnerable workers

5. Strengthen multi-lateral and bi-lateral relations

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PROGRAMME OF ACTION (cont)

6. Strengthen social protection7. Promote sound labour relations8. Strengthen the capacity of labour market institutions9. Evaluate the impact of labour market policies and programmes10. Strengthen the Department of Labour’s institutional capacity

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

1. Contribute to employment creation

1.1 Ongoing monitoring of the achievements and targets of government departments’ GDS commitments

1.2 EPWP participants trained1.3 Learnership targets achieved as per the GDS targets over

5yrs

3. STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2009

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

1. Contribute to employment creation (cont)

1.4 Exit strategies for people on EPWP and learnerships implemented

1.5 Sectoral Skills Plans aligned to sectoral growth strategies in at least 15 sectors.

1.6 Provincial Skills Plans aligned to Provincial Economic growth and development Strategies in at least 5 Provinces

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

2. Enhanced skills development

2.1 HRD Strategy updated & implemented.

2.2 NSDS 2001-2005 targets achieved and reported at the Skills Conference 2005 through

(a) SLA’s with SETA’s

(b) Management of NSF

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

2. Enhanced skills development (cont)

2.3 New NSDS strategy 2005-9 launched at the Skills Conference 2004 and implemented through

(a) New SLA’s with SETAs (b) Design and Management of NSF by new

funding windows.2.4 NQF review finalised and implemented.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

3. Promote equity in the Labour market…

3.1 Produce a 5 year study on the implementation of the EE Act

3.2 Improved procedural compliance achieved at 70% of the inspected EE designated employers

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

3. Promote equity in the Labour market (Cont)

3.3 Technical Assistance Guidelines and Codes of Good Practice implemented

3.4 Incremental BEE targets for procurement of goods and services incorporated into Public Entities associated with DoL

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

4. Protect vulnerable workers 4.1 Sectoral determinations published for residual and

emerging vulnerable workers (Children in performing Arts, Forestry, Taxi, Sheltered Employment)

4.2 National targeted advocacy and blitz inspections conducted in the following areas: NIHL, Silicoses, Domestic, Agriculture, EE, Security

4.3 Establishment of minimum 2 bargaining councils in vulnerable sectors e.g. Security, Civil Engineering, Contract cleaning

4.4 Child Labour Action programme finalised and implemented

4.5 Sheltered employment factories restructured

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

5. Strengthen multi-lateral and bi-lateral relations in which we have interests.

5.1 Ensure effective participation in the ILO, SADC and AU Labour and Social Affairs Commission

5.2 At least two targeted partnerships are identified focusing on IES and ES

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

6. Strengthen social protection…6.1. Ensure improved client satisfaction on UI services

6.2 Revenue collection improved by at least 10%

6.3 UI vacancies filled (CFO and 3 executive managers)

6.4 Financial management capacity of the Fund enhanced

6.5 UI strengthened to better serve it’s clients

6.6 Agreement reached with relevant government departments on the agencification of UI

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

6. Strengthen social protection (cont)6.7 COIDA claims enquiries decentralised to Provinces6.8 Revenue collection strategy in place for both UI and

CF6.9 CF and OHS transformed to better serve its clients,

in line with the integration of the CF and OHS competencies.

6.10 Reduction of OHS incidents in targeted industries6.11 National OHS authority is established

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

7. Promote sound labour relations

7.1 Ensure an effective and efficient dispute resolution system

7.2 The proportion of workers covered by collective agreements increased

7.3 Small business representation in Bargaining Councils ensured

7.4 Inclusion of broader economic and employment growth issues into collective bargaining agreements

7.5 Active engagement and participation by DoL in tripartite statutory bodies

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

8. Strengthen the capacity of labour market institutions

8.1 The services provided by statutory bodies and public entities associated with the Department of Labour aligned to the DoL Strategic Plan

9. Monitor the impact of legislation on broad government policy…

9.1 Bi-annual Labour Market review and labour statistics reports produced and labour market trends analysed and linked to DoL interventions

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

9. Monitor the impact of legislation on broad government policy (cont)

9.2 The impact of aggregate and disaggregate DoL policies and programmes on stated goals and objectives will be researched and reported

9.3 Annual client surveys conducted on levels of service delivery and made public

9.4 Actively promote the harmonisation of labour market policies and other government policies .

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

10. Strengthen DoL’s institutional capacity… 10.1 Annual client satisfaction surveys conducted on

service provided by DoL

10.2 Improve service delivery provided by agencies associated with the Minister of Labour

10.3 Improve service delivery to the internal clients of the DoL

10.4 Improved management practices within DoL

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2004-2009

10. Strengthen DoL’s institutional capacity(cont)

10.5. Full Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) compliance achieved by DoL

10.6 Internal compliance to the labour laws achieved

10.7 Internal and external communication strengthened

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4. LEGISLATIONThe following legislation assists the Department in achieving its strategic objectives:– 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– Nedlac Act– SAQA Act (with DoE)

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5. MAIN DIVISIONS OFTHE VOTE

1. Administration

2. Service Delivery

3. Employment and Skills Development Services / Human Resources Development (ESDS/HRD)

4. Labour Policy and Labour Market Programmes (LP&LMP)

5. Social Insurance

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6. BUDGET 2004/2005

As contained in the Estimate of National Expenditure (ENE)

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MTEF ALLOCATIONS

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03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07

03/04 R1,291 R1,041 R0,250

04/05 R1,192 R1,192 R0,000

05/06 R1,289 R1,289 R0,000

06/07 R1,382 R1,382 R0,000

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TOTAL DoL UIF

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BUDGET PER BRANCH03/04 04/05VOTE VOTER'000 R'000

ADMINISTRATION 238,556 251,886 SERVICE DELIVERY 404,907 477,439 EMPL. AND SKILLS DEV. SERVICES / HUM. RES. DEV. 125,530 140,976 LABOUR POLICY AND LABOUR MARKET PROG. 265,506 299,892 SOCIAL INSURANCE 19,639 21,540

TOTAL 1,054,138 1,191,733

PROGRAMME

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BUDGET PER BRANCH

PROG R’mil % ADMIN 251,9 21,1S D 477,4 40,1ESDS/HRD 141,0 11,8LP&LMP 299,9 25,2S I 21,5 1,8TOTAL 1,191,7 100,0

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MTEF PER BRANCH04/05 05/06 06/07VOTE VOTE VOTER'000 R'000 R'000

ADMINISTRATION 251,886 269,282 285,487 SERVICE DELIVERY 477,439 526,275 571,566 EMPL. & SKILLS DEV. SERV. / HRD 140,976 151,022 160,809 LAB. POL. & LAB. MARK. PROG. 299,892 320,470 340,395 SOCIAL INSURANCE 21,540 22,427 23,353

TOTAL 1,191,733 1,289,476 1,381,610

PROGRAMME

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BUDGET PER GFS CLASSIFICATION

03/04 04/05R,000 R,000

CURRENT PAYMENTS 677,602 798,701 TRANSFERS AND SUBSIDIES 297,137 324,691 PAYMENTS FOR CAPITAL ASSETS 79,399 68,341

TOTAL 1,054,138 1,191,733

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BUDGET PER GFS CLASSIFICATION

GFS R’mil %CUR 798,7 67,0

TRANS 324,7 27,3CAP 68,3 5,7

TOTAL 1,191,7 100,0

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