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DPSA HW Indaba VI

• Group 3 Presentation
• 11 October 2006
• CTICC

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GROUP 3 POLICY FRAMEWORK

• Gauteng
• Limpopo
• Free State
• Eastern Cape

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TASK

• Review of draft Framework
• Proposal for capacity building models
• Institutional arrangements
• Staffing of programme
• Financing
• Positioning
• Managing disability

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• Page 1
• The group chose to look at content and leave
  grammar and spellings to be edited later in the
  process of policy finalization.
• Process looked at framework document page to
  page
• Title
• Include programme to EHW (EHWP) (flagged)
• Replace programme with policy
• Term employee limiting (OHS) - rather use
  organizational/ corporate preferable

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Preamble

• Par1 2 remove (definitions) add to section
  4.
• Par 3 4 to be reworked
• Dont start with through
• Remove word general
• Statement of intent/ commitment
• State purpose background
• Purpose of the framework

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• 2. MISSION
• Remove mission mission inappropriate for
  policy.
• Some issues to be used as objectives
• bullets 1,4,5,6
• Other issues can be reworked to form part of the
  preamble.
• bullets 2,3, 7.

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• 3. Scope
• For who is the framework developed?
• is employee inclusive of family?
• Define family members
• Include customers???
• Who is the scope applicable to?
• 4. DEFINITIONS
• Separate definitions acronyms.
• Include HIV, Aids, OHS, SHE, Health, Wellness,
  Well-being, practitioner, professional,
  coordinator, champion, specialist, Employee
  Assistance Programme, Department and other terms.

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5. OBJECTIVES

• All clear
• 6. POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ACT FRAMEWORK
• Collective agreement is irrelevant
• Mention relevant Acts without explaining
• Health Act, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, South
  African Mental Health

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6. Cont. Include a sentence that state
Legislative and Policy Framework includes
This will cover even Acts that are not covered.
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7. ROLE PLAYERS

• 7.1 Roles and Responsibilities
• Document should give an indication on the role of
  the Premiers Office
• Annexure B should no longer be an annexure but
  should form part of the framework.

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7.1 (Cont.)

• DPSA
• HIV AIDS Coordinators
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Professionals / Practitioners

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8. Programme

• 8.1 Relevant
• (d) Address physical Human Financial
• 8.2 (e) staffing see separate section on
  staffing
• (g) leave out ratios and add counselors
• 8.3 (b) Replace expenditure with budget and
  defend with account.
• (c) Take out with a minimum of R1000 per
  employee per annum. Define pay-roll value.
• (f) It should be accredited and registered
  service providers

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8.4 Information Management

• Delete Bullet 3 5 (d)
• 8.5. Replace hygiene be replaced by health
• 8.5.2 Health Mx
• Injuries whilst performing sports activities be
  motivated for to be considered as injury on duty.
  

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8.5.3 Wellness Management

• Define EAP infrastructure
• Have a clear definition of Employee Assistance
  and Employee Wellness Programmes
• Wellness comprises of 3 pillars Employee
  Assistance Programme (EAP), HIV AIDS in the
  workplace and Occupational Health and Safety
  (OHS).

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8.6 Positioning of the Programme

• Agree with the framework
• 8.7 Programme Delivery
• The whole sentence from The outsourcing
  should be deleted. Terms of outsourcing should
  not have conditions
• (a) No discrimination, thus, all employees should
  be treated equally.

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8.8 Capacity Development

• Ok
• 8.9 Monitoring and Evaluation
• Monitoring and Evaluation should have different
  headings
• DPSA to come with monitoring mechanism in
  relation to PSC.
• Office of the Premier should be involved in
  monitoring.

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General Comments

• There should be a concept paper informing the
  framework.
• Implementation Strategy
• Development of Job Description of the
  Professionals.
• Proper procedures on staffing should be followed.
  
• The Job Evaluation should inform the levels.

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Conclusion

• Disability left to Group 4