CCMA ANNUAL REPORT

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Annual Report 2022/23

1. AUDITOR’S REPORT: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) currently performs the necessary audit procedures on the performance information to provide reasonable assurance in the form of an audit conclusion. The audit conclusion on the performance against predetermined objectives is included in the report to management, with material findings being reported under the predetermined objectives heading in the Report on other legal and regulatory requirements section of the Auditor’s Report. Refer to page 121 of the Report of the Auditor’s Report, published as Part F: Financial Information. 2. OVERVIEW OF CCMA’S PERFORMANCE 2.1. SERVICE DELIVERY ENVIRONMENT The CCMA continues to experience budget constraints due to the government’s fiscal challenges. This meant that the financial resources of the CCMA are no longer sufficient to meet operational demands. Despite the challenges, the CCMA rose to the occasion and continued to deliver impressive results in the 2022/23 financial year. During the 2022/23 financial year, the South African labour market experienced major strikes at Sibanye Stillwater Gold operations; Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO), ArcelorMittal; and Transnet. Through our sustained effort to stabilise the labour market, public interest matters (Section 150) interventions were successfully conducted to bring an end to the strikes. The unity between unions during the Sibanye Stillwater strike averted the violence that historically mars strikes in the mining sector. The rate at which resolution of these labour disputes was achieved was impacted by trust issues between parties. This is an indication that the CCMA still has significant strides to make in bridging the gap between labour and business which tends to widen during wage negotiations. Despite the challenges, the proven capacity of CCMA mediators led to the conclusion of a three (3)-year collective agreements for Sibanye Stillwater and Transnet respectively. The Proactive Collective Bargaining Support Processes positively contributed to the following:

A five (5)-year year collective agreement in the Sibanye Plati num operations.

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A four (4)-year collective agreement in the Private Security sector.

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A three (3)-year agreement in the Tyre Manufacturing sector.

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A one (1)-year agreement was concluded at Sentech.

FIGURE 2: PROACTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SUPPORT PROCESSES

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