Question NW3053 to the Minister of Health

Reply:

Employees are generally paid on time by means of the PERSAL system. Some delays in payments for newly appointed staff may be experienced at the end of December due to calendar year end processes or at the end of February due to tax year end processes, but this is not commonly experienced problem and delays would only be for one or two weeks, not 30 days or more.

When an employee who was previously dismissed for misconduct is reinstated/ re-appointed due to an Arbitration Award or Settlement Agreement, the unblocking of the previous service termination is implemented by National Treasury following the process required after the Head of Department has approved a submission for reinstatement/re-appointment.

The National Department of Health has requested information from the provinces in relation to the question.

Financial Year 2022 - 2023
Province	Category	Salaries	Overtime	Rural Allowance	PMDS related (Notch progression / bonuses)	Any Other (Please Specify)
EC	Doctors	8	8	4 (4 of 8)	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
FS	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
GP	Doctors
	Nurses		Outstanding information
	Other Healthcare Workers
KZN	Doctors	0	0	0	0	13 DC outcomes: suspension without pay
	Nurses	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0
LP	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
MP	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
NC	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
NW	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0
WC	Doctors	0	0	0	0	0
	(b) Nurses	0	0	0	0	0
	(c) Other Healthcare Workers	0	0	0	0	0

The table above excludes employees that have been through disciplinary processes and received sanctions of suspension without remuneration.

Eastern Cape:

• Two Community Service Doctors assumed duties based on institutional appointment letters which still required approval by the delegated authority.
• Six Medical Officers who applied for renewal of work permits on time but were only issued with instruction letters from Home Affairs which are acceptable for them to continue their services under Government-to-Government agreement. However, treasury regulations on PERSAL appointments necessitates individual work permits.

 

Northern Cape:

• An update from the province indicates that all remuneration for the identified personnel were settled within the calendar month.

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