Subject: the CCMA formalises a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) to utilise DEL Labour Centres for CCMA matters
\nThe Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)\u2019s efforts to expand its footprint and increase its accessibility by reaching as many Users as possible, including those in remote areas, have received the much-needed boost. This comes after the CCMA\u2019s Director, Advocate Cameron Sello Morajane and the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)\u2019s Director- General, Mr. Thobile Lamati, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 30 August 2022.
\nThe purpose of the MOU seeks to formalise the use of DEL\u2019s labour centres as venues for CCMA matters with no cost implications. Advocate Cameron Sello Morajane said, \u201cThe formalisation of this long-standing working relationship with DEL will ensure that the CCMA will be more accessible to its Users, especially those in far \u2013 reaching areas in which the CCMA had no physical offices or footprint.\u201d
\nMr. Thobile Lamati said DEL continues to be committed to supporting the CCMA reach the vulnerable sectors in the labour market in order to enable them to access CCMA services. \u201cOf importance to the DEL is having all DEL public entities functioning optimally despite financial constraints,\u201d concluded Mr. Lamati.<\/p>\n
Source: Government of South Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"