a) It should be noted that the Public Service only recognises funded posts as all unfunded posts should be abolished in terms of the applicable prescripts. The latest information on PERSAL reflects a quarterly vacancy rate of 13.31% for the Public Service as of 30 June 2023 (1st Quarter 2023/2024). This is 3.31% above the set target of 10% for the Public Service, however, ...
The Minister for the Public Service and Administration issues directives on the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) for Senior Management Service (SMS) members. It must be noted that performance management and assessments are conducted at the departmental level, with the ultimate decision resting with the relevant Executive Authority.
The current PMDS for SMS members incorporates several measures to ensure a fair and justifiable ...
a) The total number of government officials who voluntarily retired from the Public Service between 1 April 2019 and 30 April 2023 is 74 642.
A breakdown of those who retired before reaching the statutory retirement age of 65, i.e. from 60 to 64 is 47 722 from the Provincial Departments and 9 110 from National Departments.
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(a) The total number of cases of irregular expenditure by public servants which the departments reported to the Public Service Commission from 1 January 2023 is 247.
(b) From 01 January 2023 to 31 August 2023, the Public Service has appointed 524 females to positions within its Senior Management Service, as verified by data from PERSAL. This is against a total number of 1174 ...
Regulation 89(1) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 provides that the Minister for the Public Service and Administration shall, in terms of section 3(5) of the Public Service Act, 1994, annually make determinations regarding the cost-to-employer packages applicable to members of the SMS. Such determinations shall be implemented with effect from 1 April of each year. The determination by the MPSA provides ...
a) The integrity assessment will be implemented from April 2024, starting with Senior Managers.
b) The piloting of integrity assessments is planned between October and December 2023.
c) The outcome of the specified integrity assessments will be made known once the pilot is completed.
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a) The management of employee discipline regarding the abuse of sick leave within the public service is decentralized, as per section 7(3)(b) of the Public Service Act 1994. In the decentralized human resources model applicable in the public service, individual departments are responsible for maintaining discipline and managing such cases. Therefore, specific statistics related to employees disciplined for abusing sick leave can be obtained ...
(a) The Minister for the Public Service and Administration (MPSA) issued a Directive on Compulsory Capacity Development, Mandatory Training Days, and Minimum Entry Requirements specifically for Senior Management Service (SMS). The Directive prescribes the minimum qualification requirements and experience for entry into SMS level post with effect from 01 April 2016.
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), can only provide qualification data ...
Under the Directive issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration (MPSA) on 04 February 2019, entry-level posts within the Public Service are categorised as level 3 for roles requiring only a senior certificate and level 6 for roles necessitating a tertiary qualification at a minimum. A revised Directive will be issued before the end of November 2023 with a clear criteria ...
Details regarding the Layout, Design and Printing of the Annual Reports for the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) are as follows:
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