Government’s political will is to ensure the tough enforcement of the implementation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW). “Ours as a government is to strengthen the inspectorate and the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) monitoring roles,” said Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, pledging that government was looking at increasing the budgets of these entities. Speaking during an hour-long live webcast organised by the ILO in Johannesburg on Thursday, the Minister … [Read more...] about Expect tough enforcement of National Minimum Wage
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Pay hike for contract cleaners
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced wage increases for the contract cleaning sector. In terms of the Contract Cleaning Sector’s sectoral determination that governs minimum wages for workers in Area A, the new minimum rate per hour will be R22.00, up from R20.74 in the 2018/19 financial year. Area A includes Metropolitan Councils: City of Cape Town, Greater East Rand Metro, City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela. The area also includes the local councils of … [Read more...] about Pay hike for contract cleaners
Minister to intervene in Numsa strike
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced that she will meet with the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) and the metal and engineering industry in a bid to ensure the strike does not drag out for longer. The minister said she wanted to find out why both sides failed to reach an agreement after indications, last week, pointed to a possibility that the two parties were closer to a settlement on wages, while they could not find a common ground relating to job growth and … [Read more...] about Minister to intervene in Numsa strike
UIF benefits to improve
The benefits paid by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are set to improve drastically, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant. Addressing domestic workers at an imbizo in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape on Saturday, Oliphant said officials were considering extending the unemployment insurance claims benefits period for workers from the current period of six months to a year. Currently, certain categories of workers are excluded, namely employees on learnership, workers who work less … [Read more...] about UIF benefits to improve
Illegal Child Labour in the Spotlight
As the country prepares to mark National Labour Day on Monday, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant is set to bring illegal child labour practices to the nation's attention. The main event, to be held in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, will build on the minister's campaign to support the International Labour Organisation's efforts to end the practice and call for decisive action by governments and stakeholders around the world. Oliphant has fingered the agriculture sector as the largest … [Read more...] about Illegal Child Labour in the Spotlight
