19 August 2010 - Source: Business Report

The draft employment services bill intends to give the government an essential role in facilitating employment, but critics say centralising hiring in the Department of Labour will damage the job market.

Ian Ollis, the DA’s deputy spokesman on labour, said this week that aspects of the bill had potentially devastating consequences.

These include the establishment of a public employment service, the reporting of vacancies by the private sector ...
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