1 PRESENTATION TO EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELRC BUDGET 2008/09 EDUCATION LABOUR RELATIONS COUNCIL Presented by Mr M Govender General Secretary of the ELRC Assisted by Mr J Moshakga CFO of the ELRC 2 HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE: Secretary: Kabingesi, Anele Chairperson: Mayatula, Prof. Shepherd MalusiANC Bhoola, Royith Baloo MF Boinamo, George GaolatlheDA Dudley, CheryllynACDP Gaum, Andr HurtleyANC Hoosen, HID Mashangoane, Puleng RoselineANC Matsomela, Mothusiemang Johanna JaneANC Mosala, Bahlakoana GodfreyANC Mpontshane, Alfred MkhipeniIFP Mthembu, BenANC Ntuli, Richard SibusisoANC Sigcau, Sylvia NomatamsanqaUDM Van Den Heever, Randall Paul ZachariahANC Van der Walt, DDA We appreciate the oversight role played by the Portfolio Committee. 3 VISION To strive towards the continuous maintenance and promotion of labour peace, accomplished in the spirit of parties to the Council working together and contributing towards the transformation and development of a quality South African Public Education sector. MISSION To be the leading provider of quality, effective, efficient and non-partisan administration and facilitative mechanisms for Labour Peace and for the development of a quality South African Public Education sector. 4 The function of the ELRC is to impartially facilitate the promotion of labour peace within the public education sector. The ELRC provides a forum for state, as employer, and labour to bargain, consult and discuss issues of mutual interest affecting the sector. The other core function of the Council is to prevent and resolve dispute. With the increase in the operations owing to demands placed on Council, a levy increase had been secured in order to meet the increased services offered by the Council. INTRODUCTION 5 A further new demand emanates from the implementation of the FETC Act where the Council has to accommodate educators from FET colleges in terms of negotiations and dispute resolution costs that will increase as the council will be dealing with educators employed by the colleges. The ELRC budget has been developed with the above in mind and the activities expanded to include dispute prevention support services, training of Dispute Resolution Practitioners and Research. With effect from August 2007 the programmes have been expanded from 4 to 6 in order to accommodate the above. (See Summary of Programmes) INTRODUCTION (Cont..) 6 SUMMARY OF PROGRAMMES 7 BUSINESS UNITS DISPUTE RESOLUTION & PREVENTION SERVICES DISPUTE PREVENTION SUPPORT SERVICES NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TRAINING& DEVELOPMENT Mobilising Employees Services Knowledge Management (CIRA) Services Quality Management Services (IA) Financial Services Information Technology Services Support Services PRIMARY SUPPORT CORE FUNCTION: 1 CORE FUNCTION: 2 PRIMARY CORE SUPPORT NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES EXECUTIVE SERVICES National Governance ____________ GENERAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR NAT / PROV __________ FURTHER EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGES SECTOR 8 General Secretary Manager Legal Affairs Asst Manager DRS C Management Administrator C Management Senior Officer Manager Negotiations Ass Manager NSS FET Ass Manager NSS GPE Ass Manager Provinces Ass Manager Research Manager Corp. Services Administrator Admin Senior Officer Admin Receptionist Supervisor Cleaners Cleaner Security Guard Driver Admin Officers Provinces Administrator Finance Senior Officer Finance Internal AuditorCFO PA to the GSMedia Manager Media Officer Administrator HR HR Officer ORGANOGRAM (For updated version see Additional Notes) 9 BUDGET 10 SUMMARY OF BUDGET 11 1.From the 1st August 2007 the programmes changed to: (1)Dispute Resolution and Support Services will include training and development services. (2)Dispute Prevention Support Services (3)Negotiation Support Service will include research and development services. (4)Executive Services will make up the following services: Management, intervention and facilitation services Financial and risk management services Governance support services Mobilising employees services CIRA services NOTES TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY 12 (5)Corporate Services (Administration/Finance) (6)Capital Expenditure 2.The budgeted income for 2008/9 is based on a levy of R10 which took effect on 1st August The previous levy was R3. NOTES TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY 13 ALLOCATION 14 ALLOCATION OF BUDGET TO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES 15 AIM: To maintain & promote labour peace. To provide dispute resolution functions such as conciliations, arbitrations, etc. 1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION & PREVENTION SERVICES 16 AIM: To provide committee support. To facilitate negotiations & consultations. NOTE: The FETC bargaining unit will only become operational in June 2008; whereupon the objectives and the budget allocation will have to be identified and defined 3.1 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES NATIONAL: GPE & FETC SECTORS NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES NATIONAL: Continued.. 18 AIM: To provide a forum for bargaining, consulting, facilitating & information sharing in the PELRC. 3.2 NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES PROVINCIAL : GPE SECTOR NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SERVICES PROVINCIAL : Continued.. 20 AIM: To intervene in order to circumvent labour unrest, nationally & provincially. 4. EXECUTIVE SERVICES 21 AIM: Achieve accountability to educators & parties to Council by promoting transparency & effective management in respect of levies, expenditure, assets & liabilities. 5. CORPORATE SERVICES 22 Due to new developments since the 2008/09 budget had been approved by the Minister, the ELRC budget will be revised to take the following into consideration The following additional objectives have been identified within the NEGOTIATIONS: OSD The OSD agreement for the sector that was concluded in March 2008 and signed on the 4 th April 2008 requires further work in the following areas: Specialist educator stream EMS (School based) EMS (Office based) Salary progression and accelerated Progression Salary structure and translations Up-skilling of Employees/Improvement of Qualifications ADDITIONAL NOTES 23 This also includes special investigation in respect of: Measures to turn around poor performing schools School Safety & Security Linking Teacher Performance to Learner Performance Professional Development In Service Pre-Service (Teacher Training Institutions) Educator Information Systems Funding for the additional work shall draw on the remaining funds from the Transformation Account +/- R3mil ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) 24 Education Convention II - November 2008 The convention will address amongst others the following issues: EMS Office based EMS School based New strategies and tactics for the training and development of educators (The teacher Training Colleges Debate) Addressing HIV/AIDS issues amongst educators FETC The major issues to be dealt with in the FETC sector is the development of an OSD for this sector ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) 25 The following additional objectives have been identified within the DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT: Improving the quality within the Dispute Resolution Processes through: Training of DR Practitioners on: New ELRC Constitution Dispute Resolution Procedures Law of Evidence Effective preparation and representation at arbitration Professional development of Panellists Ongoing training workshops on recent and relevant case law Training on the ELRC Dispute Resolution Procedures Writing quality awards ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) 26 ADDITIONAL NOTES - PCTA Prevention, Care & Treatment Access Project Phase II The ELRC is managing a comprehensive HIV and AIDS workplace programme for the Education Sector of South Africa. GOAL To reduce the number of new HIV infections among educators and their families and to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on educators and their families. AIMS reach 15,000 individuals via one-on-one interactions with HIV-prevention messages reach an additional educators and their families with prevention messages via mass communications create 150 new sites at which condoms will be distributed and accessible to educators. 27 PCTA Continued SUB-CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES A PARTIES (Grantees) The project is managed by the General Secretary of the ELRC and implemented through performance based grants to education sector unions: SADTU R NAPTOSAR NATUR SAOUR Teacher unions PEU and CTPA will become involved in year 2 of the programme. 28 PCTA Continued B - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (Sub-Contractors) Academy for Educational R Development (AED) American Federation of R Teachers Education Foundation (AFTEF). The project will strengthen the capacity of the mentioned teachers unions to address HIV/AIDS amongst educators both affected and infected by it. 29 ADDITIONAL NOTES (Continued..) Revised ORGANOGRAM 30 The ELRC is structured to deliver service in respect of: Labour Relations Act Public Finance Management Act Promotion of Access to Information Act Archives Act It is the joint responsibility of the parties elected in governance & the General Secretary to achieve the objectives of the ELRC CONCLUSION 31 THANK YOU