1. (a)-(ii)(iii) The table below reflect the absentee record (ii) in each month in the past three financial years in South Rand Hospital:
Month |
Number of planned leave |
Number of unplanned leave |
Jul-18 |
64 |
94 |
Aug-18 |
64 |
120 |
Sep-18 |
49 |
99 |
Oct-18 |
70 |
110 |
Nov-18 |
58 |
161 |
Dec-18 |
43 |
226 |
Jan-19 |
30 |
181 |
Feb-19 |
112 |
43 |
Mar-19 |
171 |
55 |
Apr-19 |
124 |
45 |
May-19 |
171 |
55 |
Jun-19 |
120 |
45 |
Jul-19 |
135 |
39 |
Aug-19 |
271 |
39 |
Sep-19 |
313 |
60 |
Oct-19 |
131 |
44 |
Nov-19 |
160 |
18 |
Dec-19 |
99 |
33 |
Jan-20 |
132 |
59 |
Feb-20 |
141 |
50 |
Mar-20 |
159 |
81 |
Apr-20 |
67 |
20 |
May-20 |
135 |
38 |
Jun-20 |
151 |
48 |
(b) After the implementation of unplanned leave control measure, all annual leave that are applied for in advance, irrespective of how many leave days is regarded as planned leave.
2. (a) Currently there are 20 permanent vacant posts in South Rand Hospital.
(b) All 20 vacant posts have been advertised in May and June 2020.
(c) Shortlisting and interviews were done during the month of May, June & July 2020. The timeframe to fill the posts after posts became vacant is 4 months.
(d) Current staff do overtime to cover the staff shortage until the post is filled.
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