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Fin24 reports that government plans to introduce new employment quotas on foreign workers and companies that fail to keep to the quotas could be fined up to R100,000.
These were among the proposals of the National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) and the Employment Services Amendment Bill, which were launched by Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi for public comment on Wednesday. The NLMP also proposes that foreigners be banned from starting small businesses in some sectors. The policy will give the director-general of the DEL the power to seek a fine from the Labour Court of up to R100,000 on any business whose appointment of foreign national employees is not in line with the newly introduced quotas. The Minister said that the policy was necessary to prevent exploitative employers from distorting the labour market. The NLMP will introduce quotas on the total number of foreign nationals with work visas that can be employed in agriculture, hospitality, and tourism as well as construction, along with other sectors. The policy indicates that the minister may authorise a labour inspector to monitor and enforce the provisions of the act. The policy requires that those who cannot adhere to the quotas should prove that the skills needed for the jobs where they have hired foreign nationals are not readily available in South Africa.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Khulekani Magubane at Fin24
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