Eswatini Regulation Of Wages

1.DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY 2022

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1. Call for Proposals for Individual Consultant (External Collaborator) to draft the of National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy for the Kingdom of Eswatini
2. Terms of References (TOR): External Collaborator

APPOINTMENT OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD

 The Minister for Labour and Social Security Makhosi Vilakati has officially commissioned the appointment of the Labour Advisory Board which is an advisory body to the Minister on all labour related issues. The Labour Advisory Board (LAB), which is a tripartite body (composed Government, employers and workers), is established in terms of Part III of the Industrial Relations Act No. 1 of 2000.

Through Legal Notice No. 192 of 2019, the Ministry has appointed new members of the LAB following the expiry of the term of office of the previous Board on 31 July 2019. Subsequent to that the Ministry issued letters to the employers and labour federations requesting nominations for members to be appointed to the Board for the next three years.

The Minister assured members of the Board that the Ministry views this body as an important vehicle towards harmonised industrial relations.

“In this tripartite structure all constituents are represented and being here means you are well entrusted to carry out the recommendations of the Board with due diligence. There are a number of Bills that need to be tabled before Parliament and we need to hit the ground running in getting these Bills ready for tabling in Parliament, which include the ENPF conversion Bill and the Employment Bill” said the Minister.

Mduduzi Gina who spoke on behalf of employees was thankful for the encouraging words from the Minister, particularly in relation to trust, cooperation and faithfulness when undertaking the work of the Board.

“We promise to work with diligence to ensure the rights of workers are recognised” said Gina

On behalf of employers, Edwin Mbingo assured the Minister that they will make a meaningful contribution to the Board as representatives of their membership.

THULANI E. MKHALIPHI

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

STATEMENT ON THE DISBURSEMENT OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGES STUDENTS’ PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

This current year government supports about 13000 students through the Students Study loan scheme, and this includes about 11,900 students studying in local Universities and colleges with the rest in international universities. Direct expenditure that goes to students study loan support in respect of tuition and students assistance finance is E434 Million per academic year and this figure excludes support channeled through subventions to the institutions. This is by no means a small amount of money that can be disbursed at once neither by any other big chunks. It is in this regard that Government has decided to disburse student study loan support in manageable chunks to institutions and students respectively.

The public, parents, students and institutions are therefore informed as follows:-

That,

1. Students study loan support in respect of tuition will paid directly to the respective government supported institutions;
2. Students study loan support in respect of student allowances for students staying on campus lodging facilities will be paid as per invoice to the respective institutions;
3. Students study loan support in respect of student allowances for students staying in off campus accommodation will be paid directly to the respective students bank accounts or any of the official money transfer platforms;
4. Students upkeep allowances will be disbursed in 30 days regular cycles over ten months from the beginning of the academic year;
5. Allowances shall be paid to students who have been duly registered as such by the respective institutions;
6. Students upkeep allowances shall be computed as follows:
7. On Campus students upkeep allowances shall be paid to the institutions and these shall be in respect of accommodation, meals and personal allowance.
8. Off campus students shall be paid personal allowances amounting to E1690.00 per student per month to cover accommodation, food, transport and personal allowances.
9. All Government sponsored students are required to sign an addendum to the Student Study Loan award accepting these allowances and the disbursement method.
10. Students should note that the study loan award agreements are individual and that Government reserves the right to review the agreement if the student is deemed to be directly or indirectly disregarding or disrespecting the loan agreement.
11. Students are advised to reciprocate this Government gesture by taking education seriously and commit to raising concerns with due regard to laid down procedures and avoid resorting to vandalism, disregard of law and order and taking irresponsible decisions of boycotting classes and at the end losing time on the minimum contact hours they are supposed to have with lecturers to retain credibility of their training and certificates they will hold on completion of their studies.

Thulani   E. Mkhaliphi

Principal Secretary