Internal Question Paper No. 15 of 2013
Date Published: 10 May 2013
943. Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
(1) Whether he has determined the terms of reference of the Presidential Remuneration Commission (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether members of the commission have been appointed; if not, why not; if so, (a) who are these members and (b) in what capacity does each serve;
(3) whether the work of the commission has commenced; if not, why not; if so, (a) who has been elected as chairperson and (b) what are the details of the methodology to be used by the commission to achieve the required outcomes;
(4) whether a deadline by which the work of the commission must be completed has been determined; if not, why not; if so, what is the deadline?
REPLY:
(1) The Terms of Reference of the Presidential Remuneration Commission have been finalised and gazetted. They provide for a Commission to be appointed to investigate remuneration and conditions of service in the public service and public entities listed in Schedule 3A and 3C of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999, (Act No.1 of 1999) with the remuneration of educators receiving priority attention, including matters relating to organisational development, job evaluation and grading, recruitment, appointment and promotion, human resource planning and performance management systems, policies and practices in the public service.
(2) The Commission will only consist of its Chairperson, former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo. The President may decide to appoint additional Commissioners should the need arise at a later stage.
(3) (a) The Commission will commence with its work as soon as it is possible.
(b) The Chairperson will determine the methodology of conducting the work of the commission including the drafting of the project plan.
(4) It is envisaged that the commission will complete its work within eight (8) months and that a further two months will be required for the commission to complete the final report.
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