Question NW2699 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
13 September 2023 - NW2699
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)What total number of public servants in each province were on extended sick leave with full pay in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial years; (2) (a) for how long has each of the public servants been on sick leave and (b) on what date is each expected to return to the office; (3) what (a) positions and (b) salary levels do the specified public servants occupy; (4) what total amount did the State spend in paying the public servants in each specified financial year?
Reply:
1. The total number of public servants on extended sick leave was 39 478 in the 2021/2022 financial year and 19 769 in the 2022/2023 financial year. The table below provides for breakdown per Province and financial years:
Extended Sick leave utilised by Public Servants in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years.
|
Province |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
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|
Number of persons |
Median days on extended sick leave |
Median days until return |
Number of persons |
Median days on extended sick leave |
Median days until return |
|
|
Total |
39 478 |
6 |
44 |
19 769 |
15 |
56 |
|
Eastern Cape |
2 514 |
13 |
0 |
1 614 |
26 |
108 |
|
Free State |
2 087 |
5 |
0 |
970 |
15 |
0 |
|
Gauteng |
6 656 |
4 |
0 |
2 464 |
16 |
40 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
5 708 |
6 |
0 |
2 823 |
16 |
56 |
|
Limpopo |
1 562 |
9 |
0 |
743 |
19 |
126 |
|
Mpumalanga |
727 |
8 |
0 |
369 |
18 |
0 |
|
National |
14 055 |
8 |
44 |
7 843 |
12 |
25 |
|
North West |
1 199 |
7 |
0 |
591 |
14 |
115 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 143 |
8 |
0 |
663 |
20 |
115 |
|
Western Cape |
3 827 |
5 |
0 |
1 689 |
14 |
56 |
(2) (a) Given the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act the Department (DPSA) is prohibited from sharing individual details of employees without their consent. The average number of days public servants were on extended sick leave was 16,53 days for the 2021/2022 and 25,23 days for the 2022/2023 financial years.
(b) Only 2 public servants were still on extended sick leave at the end of the 2021/2022 financial year and 115 at the end of the 2022/2023 financial year. The public servants returned within an average of 43,5 days after the end of the 2021/2022 financial year and within an average of 69,97 days after the end of the 2022/2023 financial year.
(3) (a) & (b) The salary levels public servants occupied while on extended sick leave in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years were as follows:
Extended Sick leave utilised by Public Servants in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years
by Salary level and Dispensation
|
Salary level |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
||||||
|
MMS* |
OSD* |
Other |
SMS* |
MMS* |
OSD* |
Other |
SMS* |
|
|
Total |
413 |
27125 |
11 729 |
211 |
269 |
13 810 |
5 568 |
122 |
|
01 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
02 |
0 |
0 |
2 231 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
938 |
0 |
|
03 |
0 |
537 |
1 443 |
0 |
0 |
210 |
657 |
0 |
|
04 |
0 |
696 |
586 |
0 |
0 |
233 |
245 |
0 |
|
05 |
0 |
4018 |
3 694 |
0 |
0 |
1626 |
1 787 |
0 |
|
06 |
0 |
3269 |
1 307 |
0 |
0 |
1673 |
668 |
0 |
|
07 |
0 |
7222 |
1 152 |
0 |
0 |
4167 |
579 |
0 |
|
08 |
0 |
4895 |
768 |
0 |
0 |
2888 |
399 |
0 |
|
09 |
0 |
3620 |
317 |
0 |
0 |
1698 |
154 |
0 |
|
10 |
0 |
1941 |
228 |
0 |
0 |
872 |
137 |
0 |
|
11 |
161 |
450 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
225 |
0 |
0 |
|
12 |
252 |
477 |
0 |
0 |
185 |
218 |
0 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*SMS – Senior Management Service
MMS – Middle Management Service
OSD – Occupation Specific Dispensation
(4) The total amount the Public Service spent on extended sick leave was R2 028 877 538 for the 2021/2022 financial year and R1 853 919 973 for the 2022/2023 financial year.
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