NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO:1306 ( NW1450E )
Mr. I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) Whether she justifies the fact that the Johannesburg office of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is the largest dispute resolution centre in the world in view of the fact that South Africa has one of the largest populations in the world; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether she will investigate ways of reducing the workload of the CCMA by amending legislation in order to handle retrenchments, constructive dismissals and similar employment disputes in ways that will cost the taxpayer less; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1450E
MINISTER OF LABOUR RESPONSE: