This is a collection of my press releases and where the media has reported on my involvement in Parliament or in my constituency - Sandton.  Click on the article title if you would like to post a comment.

Browsing Archive: February, 2010

Training Layoff Scheme: R2.4-billion allocated, 3 000 trained

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, February 25, 2010,
Press Release: 19 February 2010

The Director General of Labour Jimmy Manyi has admitted to the Portfolio Committee on Labour that the Training Layoff Scheme has trained, or is in the process of training, only 3 000 retrenched workers from five companies. The Training Layoff Scheme was presented to the public amidst much fanfare by the ANC government, who presented it as their “rescue plan”, but this admission demonstrates the true extent of its failure. With R2.4 billion allocated specific...
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Labour minister’s renewed call for ban on labour broking is disturbing

Posted by Ian Ollis on Wednesday, February 10, 2010,
Press Release: 4 February 2010

 

Labour minister, Membathisi Mdladlana, has again yesterday called for a ban on labour broking. In a television interview on SABC 3, the minister indicated that he will not be drawn off his course of implementing a total ban on the labour broking industry. He further indicated that the Department of Labour would be tabling draft legislation shortly to give effect to this ban before the end of 2010.

 

This is a concerning new development. The fact is that this indus...

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