The Gauteng Department of Health has uncovered 10 employees with fraudulent qualifications as part of its on-going qualification verifications process.
The details of these cases were disclosed by the Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu.
MEC Mahlangu said that the ten cases involved three administration clerks, two medical practitioners, two nursing auxiliary officers, two household workers and one porter. Eight of these officials had falsified matric certificates and the other two medical qualifications.
Eight officials were dismissed, one given three months without pay and a final warning sanction and the other is awaiting the appeal process to be concluded.
There is sufficient case law to warrant the Department, and employers in general, to take strong action against employees who are not entirely honest during the employment selection process; believes the department. The process of verification is on-going.
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