Question NW675 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
04 April 2023 - NW675
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What (a) is the current rate of vacancies in the Public Service, (b) are the details of these vacancies in each department and (c) plans does his department have in place to fill the specified vacancies?
Reply:
a) The vacancy rate in the Public Service is 12.12% as at 31 December 2022 which is the end of the 3rd quarter of the 2022/2023 financial year (source PERSAL).
b) The list of vacant posts per salary level in National and Provincial Departments is attached as Annexure A and B.
c) The filling of a post within a department is the responsibility of the relevant Executive Authority in terms of Section 3(7) of the Public Service Act, 1994. The practice of recruitment is therefore decentralised to the relevant Executive Authority.
The Minister for the Public Service and Administration and the DPSA support departments through policy and setting of norms and standards in order to efficiently fill vacancies within the parameters of the legislative framework. The responsibility to fill such vacancies resides with the relevant Executive Authority.
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