Labour Market Policy and Programmes
Branch programme 2001

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

4. 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)
Ongoing implementation of Act including:
Guidelines for stakeholders
Marketing of Act including increase in levy to 1% (April/May)
Involvement of public sector
Domestic worker skills plan (Aug)
Regulation of private agencies
Restructuring of esds business units in provincial offices.

5Employment equity: Key milestones
Release of comprehensive report including income differentials (April)
Codes of Good Practice
Launch finalised HIV/AIDS Code
Launch 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

6Protection of vulnerable workers: Key milestones
Publication of results of:
domestic worker investigation (March)
farm worker investigation (April)
Promulgation of:
Revised private security sectoral determination (April)
domestic sectoral determination (9 August)
farm sectoral determination (Sept)
International Day of the Child focus on child labour (1 June)

7Protection 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)
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 in by July 2001
LRA Amendments promulgated on 11 Nov 2001
BCEA Amendments promulgated on 1 Dec 2001