Question NW768 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
03 April 2024 - NW768
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What (a) is the breakdown of the total number of public servants who (i) are not senior managers and (ii) do not have qualifications for the positions they currently occupy and (b) positions do these public servants currently occupy and (c) for how long have these public servants occupied these positions in (i) national and (ii) provincial departments?
Reply:
(a) (i) and (ii) & (b) (i) and (ii)
The requested information falls under the jurisdiction of respective Executive Authorities as human resources management is a decentralised function across the Public Service. Section 3(7)(a) and (b) of the Public Service Act of 1994 provides individual Executive Authorities with comprehensive responsibilities and obligations related to the department's structural and organisational arrangement as well as powers and duties in recruitment processes. These include the setting of employment criteria and determining job criteria, such as requisite qualifications. Furthermore, Regulation 70 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, provides that a Head of Department shall keep a record of each employee and each post on the establishment under the information requirements issued by the Minister. The Minister for the Public Service and Administration establishes the overarching frameworks and guidelines that shape recruitment and structural organisation within various departments.
As employee profiles change all the time from month to month, each Executive Authority will be required to verify and provides clarity on such matters.
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