CCMA ANNUAL REPORT

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Annual Report 2022/23

The table below outline the reconciling notes for the 2022/23 financial year. TABLE 57: RECONCILING NOTES DESCRIPTION

2022/23

2021/22

R

R

- -

-

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure that was under assessment in 2022/23 Fruitless and wasteful expenditure that relates to 2021/22 and identified in 2022/23

48 617

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure for the current year - The table below outlines details of current and previous years’ fruitless and wasteful expenditure (under assessment, determination, and investigation). TABLE 58: DETAILS OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS’ FRUITLESS AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE (UNDER ASSESSMENT, DETERMINATION, AND INVESTIGATION) DESCRIPTION 2022/23 2021/22 R R Fruitless and wasteful expenditure under assessment 69 022 - Fruitless and wasteful expenditure under determination - - Fruitless and wasteful expenditure under investigation - - Total 69 022 - Six (6) cases were identified and recorded relating to the 2022/23 financial year. During the 2022/23 financial year, an amount of R69 022 was identified as a possible fruitless and wasteful expenditure, which was still under assessment as at 31 March 2023. The table below outlines details of current and previous years’ fruitless and wasteful expenditure recovered. TABLE 59: DETAILS OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS’ FRUITLESS AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE Eight (8) cases were assessed during the 2022/23 financial year and found to have contravened the applicable laws and regulations. Seven (7) of the cases related to the fruitless and wasteful expenditure that occurred in the 2022/23 financial year, while one (1) case occurred in the 2021/22 financial year. Based on the root causes, the LCC recommended that the expenditure be recovered. The table below outlines details of current and previous years’ fruitless and wasteful expenditure not recovered and written off. TABLE 60: DETAILS OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS’ FRUITLESS AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE NOT RECOVERED AND WRITTEN OFF DESCRIPTION 2022/23 2021/22 R’000 R’000 Fruitless and wasteful expenditure written off - - Total - - 43 916 RECOVERED DESCRIPTION 2022/23 2021/22 R Fruitless and wasteful expenditure recovered 43 916 43 916 48 617 48 617 Total

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