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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 2135
DATE OF QUESTION: 23 AUGUST 2013
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 6 SEPTEMBER 2013
Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development:
(1) Whether any staff member in his department (a) performed work in
addition to the
responsibilities related to his or her work, outside normal working hours,
in the (i) 2008-
09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12 and (v) 2012-13 financial
years and (b) has
been performing such work during the period 1 April 2013 up to the latest
specified date
for which information is available; if not, how is it determined whether
such work is
being performed or not; if so, in each case, (aa) how many staff members
and (bb) in
what job or work categories are the specified staff members employed;
(2) whether approval for such work was obtained in each case; if not, what
are the relevant
details; if so, (a) what is the policy of his department in this regard,
(b) by whom are
such applications considered and approved, (c) how many contraventions of
this policy
were brought to the attention of his department in the (i) 2010-11, (ii)
2011-12 and (iii)
2012-13 financial years and (d) what steps have been taken against
transgressors?
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REPLY:-
1) Yes, my Department has identified certain individuals, who performed
work in addition to the responsibilities to his or her work, outside
normal working hours. The details of which are reflected below:
a) i) 2008/09 â Nil
ii) 2009/10 â Nil
iii) 2010/11 â 54
iv) 2011/12- 22
v) 2012/13 â 51
b) The Department verifies whether employees perform work in addition to
the responsibilities related to his or her work, outside normal
working hours through:
⢠Internal Departmental Awareness Campaigns;
⢠Performance reports;
⢠By means of receiving applications from the officials.
For the period 1 April 2013 the details are as follows in the table
below:
aa) From our records, 35 employees have been identified as performed
work in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work,
outside normal working hours.
bb) the categories of employees referred to in b) aa) above include
Security-Officer,
Clerks, Administrators, Supervisors, Middle Managers, and Senior
Managers.
2. Yes, 78 applications were received to date, and all the applications
were considered. Out of this number 35 applications are from 1 April 2013
to July 2013.
(a) My Department has a policy in place that is intended to manage
performance of remunerative work outside employment in public service, as
informed by the Public Service Act. The policy requires that employees must
declare, and must seek permission to perform remunerative work other than
the official work that they are employed to perform.
(b) The Deputy Director â General: Corporate Services is delegated to
authorise to approve applications for performance of remuneration work
outside the Public Service.
(c) (i) 2010/11 â No approvals
(ii) 2011/12 â 3 approved, and 11 disapproved
(iii) 2012/13 â 17 approved, and 12 disapproved
(d) Warning letters were issued, and some transgressors decided to resign
pending the investigation of disciplinary actions against them.