Department of Labour (South Africa)

Department of Labour
Department overview
List 10 other official names: Departement van Arbeid (Afrikaans) umNyango wezabaSebenzi (Southern Ndebele) iSebe lezaBasebenzi (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezabasebenzi (Zulu) Litiko Letetisebenti (Swati) Kgoro ya Bašomi (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi (Sotho) Lefapha la Bodiri (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Vatirhi (Tsonga) Muhasho wa Mishumo (Venda)
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	25°44′59″S 28°11′20″E / 25.74972°S 28.18889°E / -25.74972; 28.18889
Employees	3,490 (2010/11)
Annual budget	R1,981 million (2011/12)
Minister responsible	Mildred Oliphant, Minister of Labour
Department executive	Nkosinathi Nhleko, Director-General: Labour
Child agencies	Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Commission for Employment Equity Compensation Board Employment Conditions Commission National Economic Development and Labour Council Productivity South Africa Unemployment Insurance Fund
Key documents	Labour Relations Act, 1995 Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 Employment Equity Act, 1998 Unemployment Insurance Act, 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993
Website	www.labour.gov.za

The Department of Labour is the department of the South African government responsible for matters related to employment, including industrial relations, job creation, unemployment insurance and occupational health and safety.

As of 2012 the Minister of Labour is Mildred Oliphant. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R1,981 million and a staff complement of 3,490 civil servants.^[1]

References

↑ "Vote 18: Labour" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2011. Pretoria: National Treasury. 23 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-621-39863-2. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

External links

Official website

Departments of the South African Government

The Presidency

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