Non-permanent employees’ number dropped across all departments
The preliminary results of an investigation which sought to establish the actual placement of non-permanent employees and whether ghost employees exist in the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government system or not, has discovered that the initial number of employees appointed as non-permanent had dropped from 37 515 by a significant 26 759.
This was revealed today, Tuesday 03 November during a press briefing that was convened by Premier Supra Mahumapelo in Mahikeng.
Explaining the appointment of non-permanent employees to the media, the Provincial Government’s Director General Dr Keneilwe Sebego, said as at January 2015, a total number of 37 515 employees were appointed on Salary Level 0(zero) which is used to capture non-permanent employees on the PERSAL system.
“These are employees that are appointed without occupying a post on the organisational structure, and their appointments are classified as either Periodic Remuneration or Abnormal Appointments”, said Sebego adding that people employed in these legislated categories are mainly for programmes such as EPWP, Internships, Learnerships, Student Nurses and Examination Markers.
“We can confirm that by September this year, the system showed a total of 10 756 non-permanent employees, this from the 37 515 employees in January. The Provincial Department of Public Works and Roads accounts for the most reduction because most EPWP contracts have expired”, Sebego shared.
Sebego said that the Office of the Premier has as part of its Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Intervention function worked together with the Department of Finance which is the custodian of the PERSAL System, to investigate the incidence of non-permanent employees, who were in the past reported on the media as “ghost employees”.
“We are therefore confirming that these are not “ghost employees”, but non-permanent employees who are by procedure, appointed on Salary Level 0. We will in our attempt to intensively manage the incidence of Salary Level 0 appointments, coordinate the Head-count project across departments, as this process will also indicate to us the extent to which ghost employees exist in the Provincial Government”, remarked Sebego.
Enquiries:
Mr Brian Setswambung
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E-mail: bsetswambung@nwpg.gov.za
