Department of Employment and Labour

{{short description|Department of the South African government responsible for matters related to employment }}

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|jurisdiction = Government of South Africa

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|employees = 3,490 (2010/11)

|budget = R1,981 million (2011/12)

|minister1_name = Thembelani Thulas Nxesi

|minister1_pfo = Minister of Employment and Labour

|deputyminister1_name =Boitumelo Moloi

|deputyminister1_pfo =Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour

|chief1_name = Mr. Thobile Lamati

|chief1_position = Director-General: Labour

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|child1_agency = Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety

|child2_agency = Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

|child3_agency = Commission for Employment Equity

|child4_agency = Compensation Board

|child5_agency = Employment Conditions Commission

|child6_agency = National Economic Development and Labour Council

|child7_agency = Productivity South Africa

|child8_agency = Unemployment Insurance Fund

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|keydocument1 = Labour Relations Act, 1995

|keydocument2 = Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997

|keydocument3 = Employment Equity Act, 1998

|keydocument4 = Unemployment Insurance Act, 1996

|keydocument5 = Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993

|keydocument6 = Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act,

|keydocument7 = National Minimum Wage Act,

|keydocument8 = Employment Services Act,

|website = {{URL|www.labour.gov.za}}

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The Department of Employment and Labour is the department of the South African government responsible for matters related to employment, including industrial relations, job creation, unemployment insurance and occupational health and safety. Through a range of initiatives developed in collaboration with social partners, the Department of Employment and Labour makes a substantial contribution to the decline in inequality, poverty, and unemployment. These programs aim to reduce workplace poverty, promote positive labor relations, increase economic efficiency and productivity, eliminate workplace discrimination and inequality.

{{as of|2019|5|29}} the Minister of Employment and Labour is Thembelani Thulas Nxesi. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R1,981 million and a staff complement of 3,490 civil servants.{{cite book |title=Estimates of National Expenditure 2011 |publisher=National Treasury |location=Pretoria |isbn=978-0-621-39863-2 |date=23 February 2011 |chapter=Vote 18: Labour |url=http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2011/enebooklets/default.aspx |chapter-url=http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2011/enebooklets/Vote%2018%20Labour.pdf |access-date=10 January 2012}}