(1) (a) What number of employees have been on incapacity leave in terms of the Policy and Procedure on Incapacity Leave and Ill-Health Retirement since 1 January 2016 in each province, (b) what is the total cost to company resulting from the number of people who took incapacity leave and (c) in how many cases was it necessary to appoint temporary workers;
(2) (a) what number of applications for incapacity leave were rejected since 1 January 2016 and (b) at what cost;
(3) Whether her department adheres to the turnaround time for such applications; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,
(4) Whether employees, who were already on incapacity leave when it was rejected, were liable to pay back any monies paid out; if so, (a) what amount in each case, (b) have the monies been paid back yet and (c) what amount is still outstanding?