CCMA ANNUAL REPORT

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

The CCMA has continued to work closely with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Productivity South Africa where possible to save jobs and support businesses before closure and retrenchments are contemplated. The CCMA experienced a high volume of referrals attributed to the termination of the state of disaster in respect of of the COVID-19 Pandemic, loadshedding impact on businesses as well as the deterioration of the economy. During the 2022/23 financial year, the CCMA recorded a total of 184 075 case referrals which represents an increase of 27 298 compared to 156 777 case referrals received during the 2021/22 financial year. The total number of National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) and BCEA referrals (excluding severance pay) were recorded at 48 009 referrals compared to a total of 33 571 referrals received during the 2021/22 financial year. The total number of referrals received that were COVID-19 related (excluding mandatory vaccination cases) was recorded at 191. The figure below illustrates a comparison of the CCMA’s five (5)-year case referrals statistics:

221 547

193 732

184 075

156 777

154 142

2018/19 193 732

2019/20 221 547

2020/21 154 142

2021/22 156 777

2022/23 184 075

Case Referrals FIGURE 4: FIVE (5)-YEARCASE REFERRAL COMPARISON The figure below illustrates the breakdown of the top eight (8) referring sectors for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years.

TOP EIGHT (8) REFERRING SECTORS

4% 4% 4% 4%

Transport Mining Agriculture/Farming Domestic Building/construction Retail Safety/security (private) Business/Professional servives

5% 5% 5% 5%

7% 7%

13% 13%

16%

18%

22%

15%

15%

20%

25%

5%

10%

0%

2021/22

2022/23

FIGURE 5: BREAKDOWN OF THE TOP EIGHT (8) REFERRING SECTORS FOR THE 2021/22 AND 2022/23 FINANCIAL YEARS

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