Moferefere Solomon Dhlamini

Manage end-to-end Board and Committee meetings.

Maintain and ensure statutory compliance with relevant legislation.

Provide effective and practical support and legal advice to the Board.

Manage information relevant to the Board and communicate it accordingly to the Board and relevant stakeholders.

Manage Board Charter responsibilities.

Managing the office of the MEC and providing legal advisory services to the Executive Authority.

Managing the office of the MEC and providing legal advisory services to the Executive Authority.

• To render legal advisory services to the Board, CEO and FASSET line managers, including on legislation that impact on the sector/seta landscape.
• To draft and vet SLAs, MoAs and MoUs entered by FASSET.
• To manage litigation by and against FASSET.
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public entities and creating trust relationships
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current knowledge of changes in legislation
• Member of the Risk Management Committee; Remuneration and Human Resources Committee and Governance and Strategic Committee.
• Chairperson of the Covid-19 Intervention Committee for almost two years.

• To draft Bills and Regulations as identified by the Minister.
• To provide legal advice and interpretations to all directorates in the department
• Assist with the development and help execute a Legal and Compliance strategy and roadmap that articulates how the strategy will be achieved and how it supports the business strategy.
• Drive the internal legal advisory services in relation to various regulations and areas of expertise, including labour regulations, procurement and SCM.
• Advise the Corporate Services on both grievances and labour disputes including liaison with the PSC
• Handle litigation for both the Ministry and the Department
• Draft agreements and international conventions
• Drafting and scrutinizing agreements between the Minister or Department and other institutions
• Advise the Minister on international agreements and conventions.
• To manage and report on the statutory obligation relating to Human Rights
• Attend meetings related to fundamental rights at the Human Rights Commission.
• Report on matters relating to Promotion of Access to Information
• Official Representative in the following committees:
• Bid Adjudication Committee
• Bargaining Units at the GGPSSBC
• SETA’s CEO Forum
• SETA’s Chairperson Forum
• NPSET task team member
• SETA Landscape task team
• General Management Competencies
• Strategic Capability and Leadership
• Financial Management
• Change Management
• Programme and Project Management
• People Management and Empowerment
• Risk Management
• Provide legal, regulatory and legislative advice to both the National Skills Fund and the National Skills authority
• Problem Solving and Conflict Management
• Appointed to act as Chief Director: Labour Relations and Chief Negotiator for a year.
• Advised the National Skills Authority (NSA).

• Employed to establish the Labour Relations Unit for the Chapter 9 Institution at a central level (Head Office).
• Manage and coordinate all employment issues (Grievances, Disputes and Labour Court matters).
• Responsible for all aspects relating to Labour Relations. Manage. Coordinate and monitor the implementation of Labour Relations policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance on Labour Relations matters. Provide advisory services to management. Manage the collective bargaining process and conflict resolution as well as well on training and awareness programmes to staff on Disciplinary Code and Grievance Procedure.
• Ensure the promotion of sound labour peace, including the effective management of dispute settlement, grievance and discipline. Represent the Department in all relevant forums. Manage and supervise staff.
• During Local Government and Provincial and National Elections I was instrumental in assisting the Legal Division around issues of objections and disputes so as to advise the Chief Electoral Officer and the Commissioners.
• Responsible for Employment Equity Committee and also involved in policy development for the IEC.
• Handling of Conciliation, Disciplinary hearings and Arbitration cases at the CCMA and IMSSA.
• Resolve, and oversee the resolution of, litigation instances including pre-suit negotiations, arbitrations, facilitations, and appeals as they may arise.
• Member of the Policy Development Committee and the Employment Equity Committee

• Involved in general practice of the law, mainly Civil, Administrative and Employment Law
• Assist in the monitoring of litigation matters to ensure that the matters are pursued effectively, diligently and without delays;

• I was part of the management team reporting directly to the Municipal Manager and operating under the political direction of the Executive Mayor and his Committees.
• As Head of the Corporate Support Services, I was responsible for the following
• Policy and Transformation
• Formulation of Legal Policy, with specific reference to transformation and alignment with National and Provincial requirements.
• Corporate Administration
• Management of the Legal Process Component of the District, which includes contracts
• Administrative Services, inclusive of Secretarial Services, Corporate archives records and printing services.
• Litigation and divergent legal aspects. Controlling and Maintenance of decentralized
• Human Resources
• The overall management of the Human Resources function involving training and development, Labour Relations, Organisational Development, Employment Equity, Recruitment and the full spectrum of other Human Resources issues.
• Developing Policies within the overall Municipal Framework Policy aimed at promoting and ensuring labour peace, fair dispute resolution procedures and the prevention of labour unrest through effective communication.
• Evaluating existing policies and procedures pertaining to Human Resources and introduction of appropriate amendments thereto.
• Investigating and developing Research Methodologies in support of Human Resources Development and Restoration. Providing strategic leadership in the Human Resources sphere within the context of Local Government. Developing a performance Management system and appropriate performance contracts as well as the monitoring thereof. Implementing Council’s policies and achieving specific performance targets.
• Human Resources Management and Development.
• Manage grievances and labour disputes and involved in negotiations with organized labour (SAMWU) disputes.
• Representative of the Council at SALGA committees in the Free State region
• Legal Services
• The primary function was to focus on providing corporate advice which could withstand legal scrutiny to the Executive Mayor, the Speaker, Mayoral Committee and the Municipal Manager on a variety of legal aspects