https://www.engineeringnews.co.za

Building sector hearings come to a close

Building sector hearings come to a close

Photo by Duane Daws

  

Font size: - +

The Department of Labour’s public hearings into the building sector and establishing a sectoral determination (SD) will come to an end on Friday.

The public hearings are investigating the conditions of employment for the sector and a prescribed minimum wage.

The hearings started on 12 August 2014 at the Sport and Recreation Hall in Pretoria North.

The Building Sector public hearings are being held to establish:
The feasibility of establishing a sectoral determination for the Building Sector;
The categories of employees to be covered by a possible sectoral determination;
Determining the mechanism to be utilised for setting minimum wages and annual increases;
Determining the factors to be taken into consideration when setting minimum wages;
Determining the level at which minimum wages should be pegged; and
Any other conditions related to the operation within the sector.

On Friday, the department is set to host the last in a series of national public hearings aimed at obtaining inputs from employers and employees in the Building sector.

The hearings will conclude with sessions in the Western Cape (George Council Chambers 54 York Street), KwaZulu-Natal (at the Department of Labour offices at 29 Scott Street, Newcastle) and in Limpopo (at the Department’s Provincial Office, 42A Schoeman Street).

In terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Sectoral Determination entails aspects that deal with the protection of workers in vulnerable sectors/areas of work.
The determination sets minimum working hours, minimum wages, number of leave days and termination rules.

Edited by SANews, SA government news service

Comments

Showroom

WearCheck
WearCheck

Leading condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, help boost machinery lifespan and reduce catastrophic component failure through the scientific...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Multotec
Multotec

Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.086 0.143s - 157pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now