No, as we need more clarity on what specific problems or audits where exorbitant spending on overtime has been identified as a problem requiring National Treasury to intervene. Further, overtime is regulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA-section 10) and the SALGA Collective Agreement.
There are no planned meetings between the National Treasury and Department of Cooperative Governance to discuss overtime payments by municipalities.
However, there are measures currently in place to guide the implementation of Overtime and the related payments, such as MFMA Circular No. 86 on Cost Containment.
Municipalities are advised that overtime budgets must not exceed 5 per cent of the total employee related cost budget as a norm to guide them in this regard.