The Directive, which is currently being implemented by departments, indicates the entry requirements in terms of educational qualifications and years of experience for the different levels of SMS posts.
2. The Directive mentioned in paragraph 1 supra, also provides for the management of development priorities for existing SMS members in-so-far as providing specific training and development opportunities in order to ensure that the incumbent members who do not meet the minimum requirements are capacitated, as well as mandating the expected minimum qualification requirements for progression to higher posts.
(3) (a) A uniform salary dispensation applies to Directors-General across all national departments who are appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994. A different salary dispensation applies to Directors-General in the so-called "services departments" who are appointed in terms of the Police Act, the Correctional Services Act and the Defence Act.
(b) The reason for the differentiation is the difference in employer contribution towards the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) between Public Service Act appointees on the one hand and those appointed in terms of the Acts for the services departments on the other.
(i) Directors-General appointed in terms of the Public Service Act are paid at the same level irrespective of the size of budget of the department because of the core responsibilities performed as accounting officers.
(ii) The full-time salary scales (Total Cost-to-Employer packages) for Directors-General appointed in terms of the Public Service Act and the Acts for the services departments are contained in the Table below as follows:
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT |
POLICE ACT, CORRECTIONAL (Rpa) |
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1 |
656 |
618 |
1 |
686 |
438 |
1 |
681 |
464 |
1 |
711 |
737 |
1 |
706 |
694 |
1 |
737 |
414 |
1 |
732 |
299 |
1 |
763 |
475 |
1 |
758 |
285 |
1 |
789 |
929 |
1 |
784 |
661 |
1 |
816 |
782 |
1 |
811 |
427 |
1 |
844 |
037 |
1 |
838 |
601 |
1 |
871 |
700 |
1 |
866 |
183 |
1 |
899 |
771 |
(4) No additional incentives are payable to employees possessing identified critical or scarce skills. Special salary dispensations, called Occupation Specific Dispensations (OSDs), have been implemented for identified occupations to stimulate recruitment and retention of personnel in these occupations. The following OSDs have been implemented in the Public Service: