Question NW2624 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
24 December 2021 - NW2624
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the new implementing agents, who have been contracted by the Community Work Programme, are working under the same organogram; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons that the implementing agents are not giving preference to the current staff to curb the high unemployment rate?
Reply:
Implementing agents are appointed through an open tender process. Implementing Agents in turn appoint site staff to oversee CWP operations at the 223 sites and over 4000 sub-sites. The current compensation of employees budget allocated to the Department is insufficient to employ site staff directly.
Implementing Agents taking over sites are not obliged to retain site staff employed by a previous implementing agent and may decide to appoint new site staff. This will however not increase unemployment since Implementing Agents are required to maintain minimum levels of site staff to oversee CWP operations.