Public Service Amendment Bill

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• Public Service Amendment Bill
• B31-2006
• Report to Portfolio Committee on Public Service
  and Administration on SAPS bilateral matters
  raised by North West Premier
• 9 May 2007

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South African Police Service

• Concern about power of Minister for the Public
  Service and Administration to apply employment
  practices under Public Service Act to sectors
  with own employment laws
• Proposed that employment practices be limited to
  salary adjustments, salary scales or levels, pay
  incentives and pension benefits
• Determinations on these subject to concurrence of
  Committee of Ministers (Finance, MPSA sector
  Ministers)

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South African Police Service

• To provide for heads of departments appointed in
  terms of the Constitution stipulate that
  section 12 (appointment of heads of departments)
  is subject to the Constitution
• Inclusion of reference to national directives in
  clause 2(a) covered by term law as defined in
  Interpretation Act
• Deeming collective agreements of sectors to be
  deemed determinations should be in sector
  legislation and not in Public Service Act
• Political activities of SAPS members provision
  in SAPS Act will override proposed s36 (cl 32 of
  the Bill)

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North West Premier

• Government agencies
• Reconsideration by head of department of sanction
  imposed by chair of disciplinary hearing
• Disciplining of employees who resigns and who is
  re-appointed in another department
• Submission of grievances by heads of department
• Guidelines for participation of employees in
  elections
• Impact of Single Public Service Initiative on
  Public Service Act

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Siyabonga/Ri a livhuwa/Re a leboga/Dankie/Thank
you
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