Report of the employment conditions commission on the investigation into a sectoral determination for the forestry sector
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- CHAPTER ONE
- Terms of reference
- Phase One – Administrative aspects
- Phase Two – Consultation with stakeholders
- Phase Three – ECC Process
- Structure of the report
 
INDEX CHAPTER ONE: 2 CHAPTER THREE 13 CHAPTER FOUR 31 CHAPTER FIVE 33 CHAPTER ONE:As directed by you, the Employment Conditions Commission (ECC) has pleasure in presenting you with a report on its investigation into the Hospitality Sector. Background to the investigationThe current sectoral determination 14 for the Hospitality sector was published on 15 May 2007 and became effective from 1 July 2007. The wages component of the determination will lapse on 30 June 2010. The determination regulates conditions of employment and minimum wages to be paid in the hospitality sector. The wages were set in accordance with the number of employees an enterprise employs, where an enterprise with 10 or less employees pays 10% less than an enterprise with more employees. This approach was informed by the fact that the majority of employees in the hospitality sector are employed by small firms, i.e. those with 10 or less employees. The new minimum wages and the wage increase regime for the hospitality sector need to be in place by 1 July 2010. Employers in the hospitality sector are to a very large extent organized in terms of the different fields in which they operate. Table 1 provides an overview of the range of organizations within the hospitality sector. As illustrated in the table, these organizations represent a reasonable profile of the main sub-sectors in the scope of coverage of the Sectoral Determination. Table 1: overview of the range of organizations existing within the hospitality sector
Terms of referenceThe terms of reference for this investigation as published in the Government Gazette No. 32526 notice No. R.873 dated 25 August 2009 was as follows: “to review wages and the conditions of employment in the Hospitality Sector”. MethodologyA four-phased project framework was developed for the investigation: Phase One – Administrative aspectsA notice was published in the government gazette on 25 August 2009, inviting interested parties to make written representations within 30 days to the Director-General. In response to the notice, four (4) written submissions were received from the following organisations:
Phase Two – Consultation with stakeholdersPublic hearings were scheduled across the country as set out in table 2 below. A total of 28 public hearings were conducted, covering all nine provinces. There were almost three hearing sessions in each of the provinces. After the initial planned public hearings, site visits were conducted in certain workplaces, targeting specifically employees. This was due to the poor turnout of employees during the public hearings. Employee attendance was disappointing in most of the public hearings. Table 2 below indicates places visited together with the attendance profile of stakeholders for each hearing. Table 2: Public hearing schedule and attendance profile
As reflected in table 2 above, public hearings were not well attended, particularly in respect of employees’ representation. Subsequent to the public hearings, site visits were arranged where interviews in the form of a questionnaire administration were conducted. The questionnaire process yielded results, as the secretariat managed to visit workplaces and interviewed a total of 253 employees and 15 employers. Table 3 reflects the places visited and the number of employees and employers spoken to during the site visits. Table 3: Questionnaire administration
Phase Three – ECC ProcessDuring this stage the ECC considered the inputs received and made its recommendations as contained in this report. Phase Four – Publication of the amended sectoral determinationThis phase will see the publication of amendments to the sectoral determination, once you have considered the recommendations of the ECC. Structure of the reportThe report consists of the following chapters:
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