National Economic Development and Labour Council First Quarter Performance Report
The National Economic Development and Labour Council's first quarter performance report highlights achievements, challenges, and notable events from April to June 2021. Despite facing staff losses due to Covid-19, progress was made in areas such as vaccine roll-out engagement, revised health and safety directions, and organizational restructuring. The report also outlines performance indicators and comments on IT complaint resolution. Overall, the council made strides in its core operations but faced challenges related to capacity and Covid-19 impacts.
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National Economic Development and Labour Council First quarter performance report (April to June 2021)
Agenda Highlights and challenges In the first quarter, we lost a staff member, Simnikiwe Sikiwe as a result of Covid19 Performance against KPAs Rob Legh, the business constituency leader in the UI sub-committee of the NRRT also passed away due to Covid19 related complications Financial report May they rest in peace Risks
Highlights Area Highlight Covid19 Nedlac Rapid Response Task Team Engagement on the vaccine roll out programme Agreement on a revised Health and Safety Direction incorporating employer and employee obligations regarding vaccinations Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plan Nedlac Fit for Purpose Reporting portal, ERRA was launched Research by MISTRA and ILO completed and presented to a workshop of stakeholders and constituencies Organisational restructuring Exco approved a revised organogram and wage curve for Nedlac . Implementation was initiated.
Challenges Area Challenge Capacity of the Secretariat and Covid19 related One staff member passed away and others were off sick due to the Covid19 pandemic; one staff member resigned; one staff member was dismissed. This put a strain on other staff Bottlenecks were encountered in relation to the content of the regulations. Consequently, the AARTO task team was unable to conclude engagements on the regulations prior to their promulgation. Chambers Task Teams Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reforms Task Team had not concluded its work by the end of the quarter. Subsequently it concluded a Nedlac Report on a Green Paper from the Department of Social Development Data for constituencies Some constituencies still experienced challenges with data. A new system is being introduced whereby social partners will receive devices and data from Nedlac.
First quarter performance indicators Quarterly Planned Not Overall Programme Planned Targets Achieved Achievement (%) Indicators Achieved in Q1 Administration 3 1 2 33% Core Operations 2 2 0 100% Constituency Capacity Building Funds 3 0 3 0% Summary 8 3 5 38%
Comments on performance indicators Indicator Comments Remedial Action 100% of IT complaints not resolved within the stipulated timeframes per the category of each complaint. 39 out of 41 complaints were resolved. The outstanding four complaints were not resolved due to the unavailability of the complainant. The unresolved complaints were to be resolved with 24 hours from the time of receipt by the IT unit. The APP technical indicator was adjusted to exclude instances where the complaints were not attended to due to the lack of availability of the complainant. Staff training plan The staff training plan was not completed because this was a dependency linked to the signing of performance agreements. The inputs on the performance agreements were required for the training plan A training plan will be completed once revised Performance Agreements are done in line with the restructuring Constituency Capacity Building Plans No constituency submitted their capacity building plan as per the indicator Engagements proceeds with the constituency convenors and key representatives to address this. This was the first time that plans are required.
Key areas of focus of Nedlac: Chambers Economic Sugar Sweetened Beverages levy (NT) NFSAS (DHeT) One Stop Border Post policy (DHA) Extension of UI coverage to atypical employees (DeL) Skills strategy to support economic recovery (DHeT) Future of work Labour and Development AARTO regulations (NDoT) Central Application Services Bill (DHeT) Official Identity Management Policy (DHA) Land Donations Policy & Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy (DARDLR) Comprehensive social security and retirement reforms (DsD) National Health Insurance Bill (DoH) Section 77 notices in respect of crime in the Western Cape from Cosatu & defence of workers socio-economic interests from Saftu were considered.
Key areas of focus: Covid RRTT Health and safety in the workplace Vaccination roll out including to workplace sites & issues of mandatory vaccinations of employees Liquor social compact Communication and behavioural change UI Covid19 TERS There were also regular engagements with NatJoints on: Information sharing Preventing or delaying the third wave Gatherings Liquor restrictions and enforcement Communication
Key areas of focus: Economic recovery SMME work stream: Ease of doing business for informal sector units Covid19 relief for small business in distress Capacity building toolkit of Labour Public transport and freight: The future of rail Curtailing vandalism Port congestion Public transport subsidy policy Localisation Progress reports were presented Energy Just transition Tariff management There was one meeting of the Economic Recovery Leadership Team and regular Process Committee meetings The ERRA App was launched Economic trends monthly reports are produced
Corporate services Human resources: One staff member passed away One staff member resigned One staff member was dismissed following a disciplinary enquiry No recruitment took place The vacancy rate is 12.82% Facilities: Wi-Fi facilities were implemented in Nedlac House Cyber security was approved The elevator at Nedlac House was repaired A service provider was appointed to repair the HVAC Nedlac Executive Council approved a new organogram and wage curve for Nedlac.
Financial report Financial Performance data R thousand Revenue Interest and other income received Grants Total revenue Expenditure Compensation of employees Goods and services 2021/22 Approved Budget R 000 YTD Budget R 000 YTD Actuals R 000 Variance R 000 877 219 336 117 59 093 59 970 14 773 14 992 14 773 15 109 0 117 28 460 7 115 6 814 301 31 510 7 877 1 987 5 890 Depreciation and amortisation Total expenses - - 401 (401) 59 970 14 992 9 132 5 790 Surplus / (Deficit) 0 0 5 907 5 907
Comments on financial report The Nedlac revenue for quarter one is R15.1 million compared to the year to date budget of R15 million. The total expenditure for quarter amounted to R9.2 million compared to the year to date budget of R15 million. As a result a surplus of R5.9 million was realised. The key reason for the underspend was the continued remote working arrangement whereby online meetings are held which has resulted in savings on travel and accommodation and related costs such as catering and refreshments. Further an underspend was noted under consulting fees. An adjusted budget was subsequently submitted for the 2021/22 financial year after taking into account the various factors of the underspending.
Risks Risk Risk mitigation measure Progress made as at 30 June 2021 Maintaining an efficient and effective financial management system Improved internal controls Implementation of audit action plan Fraud prevention plan in place Ethics Training Ongoing improvement of internal controls Action plan implemented Lack of capacity of staff Continuous training and development Active performance management Restructuring being implemented Lack of enabling and safe working environment Implementation of Covid19 protocols Health and safety compliance regular updated Wi-Fi installed for users to work with a safe distance HVAC service provider appointed Disruption of IT infrastructure and systems Business continuity plans Increased ICT capacity Mimecast services upgraded to cater for increased security risk ICT governance documents being reviewed Delays in timeously fulfilling mandate Provision of adequate tools of the trade Pro-active management of staff Staff have all been provided with tools, there is a service desk for IT related matters.
