1.Due to the confidential nature of some of the information requested and our legislative obligation to the protection of personal information governed by the Protection of Personal Information Act, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any employee specific information that may include names of individuals, qualifications, job specific information, length of service, work record, etc.
The following summarised information can however be made available:
1227 employees resigned during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017 and 82 employees were dismissed during the same period.
2. Due to the confidential nature of some of the information requested and our legislative obligation to the protection of personal information governed by the Protection of Personal Information Act, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any employee specific information that may include names of individuals, qualifications, job specific information, length of service, work record, etc.
The following summarised information can however be made available:
The attrition rate for SARS remained stable over a period of 7 years. There is in actual fact a significant decline in the rate between 2013/14 and 2016/17 financial year.
913 External applicants were recruited during the period 1 September 2014 and 30 April 2017.
2674 Internal applicants were appointed during the period 1 September 2014 and 30 September 2017.
Internal appointments as a percentage of external appointments are reflected in the table below:
External Recruitment |
Internal Appointments |
Total |
% Internal Appointments |
913 |
2674 |
3587 |
74.55% |
All recruitment is based on the requirements of the job that is necessary in terms of years of service and experience and demanded by the job to be performed.