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Employment Services Act, No. 4 of
2014
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Zuliu
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Zuliu
Long title
To provide for public employment services; to provide for the establishment of schemes to promote the employment of young work seekers and other vulnerable persons; to provide for schemes to assist employees in distressed companies to retain employment; to facilitate the employment of foreign nationals in a manner that is consistent with the objects of this Act and the Immigration Act, 2002; to provide for the registration and regulation of private employment agencies; to provide for the establishment of the Employment Services Board; to provide for the establishment of Productivity South Africa; to provide for the establishment of Supported Employment Enterprises; to provide for transitional provisions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION, PURPOSES AND ADMINISTRATION | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Purpose
of Act |
| 3. | Interpretation |
| 4. | Administration
of Act |
| CHAPTER 2. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | |
| 5. | Public
employment services |
| 6. | Promotion
of employment of youth and other vulnerable work seekers |
| 7. | Job
retention |
| 8. | Employment
of foreign nationals |
| 9. | Prohibited
acts in respect of foreign nationals |
| 10. | Reporting
on vacancies and filling of positions |
| 11. | Employment
information |
| 12. | Financing
of public employment services |
| CHAPTER 3. PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES | |
| 13. | Registration
of private employment agencies |
| 14. | Prohibited
acts in respect of private employment agencies |
| 15. | Charging
of fees by private employment agencies |
| 16. | Retention of information by private employment agencies |
| 17. | Confidentiality
of information collected |
| 18. | Cancellation
of registration of private employment agency |
| 19. | Review
of decision of registrar |
| CHAPTER 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BOARD | |
| 20. | Establishment
of Employment Services Board |
| 21. | Composition
of Board |
| 22. | Functions
of Board |
| 23. | Constitution
of Board |
| 24. | Disqualification from membership of Board |
| 25. | Resignation
and removal from office |
| 26. | Dissolution
of Board |
| 27. | Secretariat
of Board |
| 28. | Remuneration
and allowances |
| 29. | Finances |
| 30. | Reporting |
| CHAPTER 5.
PRODUCTIVITY SOUTH AFRICA |
|
| 31. | Establishment
of Productivity South Africa |
| 32. | Functions
of Productivity South Africa |
| 33. | Establishment
and composition of Board of Productivity South Africa |
| 34. | Constitution of Board of Productivity South Africa |
| 35. | Chief
Executive Officer |
| 36. | Dissolution
of Board |
| 37. | Disqualification
from membership of Board |
| 38. | Resignation
and removal from office |
| 39. | Remuneration of members of Board of Productivity South Africa |
| 40. | Finances
of Productivity South Africa |
| 41. | Reporting |
| CHAPTER 6.
PROMOTION OF SUPPORTED WORK FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
|
| 42. | Establishment
of Supported Employment Enterprises |
| 43. | Functions of Supported Employment Enterprises |
| 44. | Appointment
of head of Supported Employment Enterprises |
| 45. | Powers and
functions of head of Supported Employment Enterprises |
| 46. | Staff of
Supported Employment Enterprises |
| 47. | Finances of
Supported Employment Enterprises |
| CHAPTER 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 48. | Jurisdiction
of Labour Court |
| 49. | Monitoring and
enforcement |
| 50. | Offences and
penalties |
| 51. | Delegations |
| 52. | Regulations |
| 53. | Repeal of laws
and transitional provisions |
| 54. | Short title
and commencement |
| Sch. 1. | LAW REPEALED
(Section 53) [s53] |
| Sch. 2. | TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS [s53(2)] |
| Sch. 3. | OFFENCES FOR WHICH A FINE CAN BE IMPOSED BY LABOUR COURT IN TERMS OF SECTION 49(2) [s49(2)] |
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