According to Labour director-general Nkosinathi Nhleko, the department was overseeing several legislative amendments as part of an effort to improve service delivery while keeping job-creation initiatives going. He said the process to amend, and in some cases repeal, certain laws was a medium-to long-term process, which would also include public participation.
At a meeting with organised business and labour unions, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said that of the four bills, the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill would reach government subcommittees next month. The bills would then go to the Cabinet in April and finally Parliament in May. The bills have been in the pipeline for about two years.
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