The 19th Annual Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) report has just been delivered to the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Thulas Nxesi, by the Employment Equity Commission (CEE). During the 2018 employment equity (EE) reporting period, 27 485 employment equity reports were submitted by designated employers. These reports took […]
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On 30 July, Statistics South Africa released their Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2019. During this period, the official unemployment rate rose to 29.0%. This is 1.4% points up from the 27.6% seen in quarter one. “Although government has done a lot of strategising in […]
Grim Picture Painted of SA’s Unemployment Landscape
by John Botha: COO of Global Business Solutions It is envisaged that the amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) will be promulgated in early 2020. These amendments are currently being debated by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). The EEA draft amendments give the Minister the right […]
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With the Department of Trade and Industry now having been combined with that of Economic Development, ex-Minister of Trade and Industry – Rob Davies – has been replaced with Ebrahim Patel. As one of his last official duties, Davies saw the Amended B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice being gazetted on […]
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Training Providers, you are invited to this event : https://lnkd.in/eh4ia6F Dont get left behind! Online Learning is fast becoming the go-to method for training staff. This event is a Live E – Learning Platform Demonstration provided by Vezu Academy for all Training Providers or Private Organisations who wish to provide Online […]
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24 October 2017 Authors: Jacques M. de Villiers[1]; Lynn L. Duke[2]; Peter J. Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen[3] I. INTRODUCTION One often hears that South Africa is part of the Knowledge Economy and that the country is on the verge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. A recent survey conducted by […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Highlighting the South African Skills Crisis
Herewith please find an invitation on behalf of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) for participation in SAQA’s 2017 NQF Impact Study. SAQAs 2017 NQF Impact Study The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Act of 2008 (Section 13[k(i) – (ii)] mandates the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) to: “Conduct or commission […]