LETTER: CCMA budget cuts destroy workers’ rights
Well-structured labour laws and fantastic labour rights are of little use if they cannot be implemented, enforced and adjudicated
There has been a lot in the media lately about the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) budget cuts. Much of the chatter has been how the R600m budget cuts over the next three years will affect service delivery.
However, everyone seems to have missed one vital point. As we go into a situation where referrals to the CCMA are rising at an unprecedented rate and the economy is still in crisis, the CCMA will be able to perform at only about 20% of its full capacity. The CCMA will not have 60% of its commissioners until at least the beginning of March 2021. These 60% do more than 80% of the arbitrations, which in essence means the backlog of arbitrations will retard the CCMA throughout 2021. ..
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