Social and Labour Plans for Mining Rights in South Africa
EVA Solutions has extensive experience with mining contracting companies in South Africa. EVA facilitates their compliance to the Social and Labour Plan requirements of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). Compliance is mandatory for a mine to retain its mining rights in South Africa or obtain a new mining right in South Africa. The “new order mining right” is linked to the Mining Charter and requires all mining companies to meet a number of criteria.
If you have not yet converted to the new order mining right contact EVA Solution urgently! We have extensive experience and success in this field and have an enviable reputation within the mining fraternity and related government bodies.
Social and Labour Plans
A key component of the new order mining right in South Africa is the Social and Labour Plan (SLP). The dedicated professionals in EVA Solutions specialise in Human Resource Development, Labour Planning and Social and Economic Development Planning – the key elements to every Social and Labour Plan.
Innovative and flexible support is offered to our clients through a tried and tested approach:
- Compilation of integrated, manageable and acceptable Social and Labour Plans
- Mechanism to support the compliance on receipt of a new mining right
- Establishment of appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms
Developing a Social and Labour Plan
EVA Solutions will take your mining company through a proven process to develop your social and labour plan:
- Audit: A comprehensive audit will determine the degree of compliance or non-compliance between your current HR practices and the expectations of the MPRDA (and other existing labour/Employment Equity legislation).
- Framework Definition: A framework will be designed to support the social and labour plan with customized “frameworks of good practice” encompassing ABET training, skills development plans, employment equity plans and retrenchment plans.
- Implementation: The successful implementation of these frameworks will be facilitated, together with the monitoring of their success.
- Reporting: The development of appropriate and effective reporting structures will be facilitated. This will ensure that required reports can be produced timeously with appropriate information.
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Local Economic Development and Social and Labour Plans
Social and Labour plans need to consider local economic development (LED):
- Socio-Economic Background: Determine the appropriate social and economic background information to inform your social and labour plan.
- LED Programmes: Facilitate the development of your LED programme in conjunction with the relevant authorities, in order to develop an acceptable and sustainable LED plan which meets the requirements of the Department of Minerals and Energy. It is critical that the LED plan can be implemented and managed in respect of your business plan.
- Housing/Nutrition/Procurement: Facilitate the development of realistic and suitable housing, nutrition and preferential procurement plans, in line with the legislative requirements and your mine’s specific operating strategy.
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