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Financial Mail reports that SA’s new registrar for labour relations, Adv. Lehlohonolo Molefe, has been entrusted with restoring regulatory compliance among SA’s employee and employer organisations.
Molefe was appointed as by labour minister Mildred Oliphant in May and says a "huge task" awaits him. Two months into the job, he has unearthed a backlog of cases dealing with the state of SA’s 193 trade unions, 153 employer organisations and 54 collective bargaining councils. He took up the role after months of paralysis in the labour registrar’s office due to disputes between his predecessor, Johan Crouse, and Oliphant. The position Molefe occupies has been vulnerable to political interference in the past, with the dispute between Crouse and Oliphant rooted in the minister’s instructions to the labour registrar on how matters should be handled. Crouse was in the midst of an investigation into the affairs of Cosatu-affiliated Ceppwawu when he was suspended. He was later reinstated by the labour court. Molefe, a long-time employee in the legal services unit at the labour department, is well aware of the challenges that come with the post. Yet, his office currently has no budget and relies on staff from the department’s collective bargaining division. So it is unclear how Molefe will be able to achieve his goals if he isn’t given the funds to hire more people.
- Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana in full at BusinessLive
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