Department of employment & labour will deal with matters case by case, minister says
Employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
Nxesi was appointed as minister of the new department of employment and labour by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May and faces a daunting task with the addition of employment to what was once only the labour portfolio. SA faces record high unemployment, which wasThis while economic growth is stagnant and more job losses loom, despite job creation being one of the most popular electioneering themes ahead of the general elections in May.
Sheer negligence resulted in legislation not being complied with in some instances. However “arrogance” and a refusal to comply also play a role. He said in some instances there might be genuine reasons why people do not comply with legislation such as that concerning the national minimum wage. Nxesi’s budget vote address touched on using the department’s passive labour market tools — including the Unemployment Insurance Fund — in the current financial year to focus on vocational and remedial training for the unemployed, programmes for youth in transition from school to work, and subsidised targeted measures to provide employment, including subsidies for private sector employers for hiring workers.
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