COGTA ANNUAL REPORT 2020

3.7 Signing of Performance Agreements by SMS Members All members of the SMS must conclude and sign performance agreements within specific timeframes. Information regarding the signing of performance agreements by SMS members, the reasons for not complying within the prescribed timeframes, and disciplinary steps taken is presented here.

Table 3.7.1 Signing of Performance Agreements by SMS members as on 31 May 2020

Signed performance

Total number of signed performance agreements

Total number of funded SMS posts

Total number of SMS members

SMS Level

agreements as % of total number of SMS members

Director-General/ Head of Department

1

1

0

0%

Salary Level 16

1

1

1

100%

Salary Level 15

2

2

2

100%

Salary Level 14

10

10

10

100%

Salary Level 13

22 36

21 35

21 34

100% 97%

Total

Table 3.7.2 Reasons for not having concluded Performance agreements for all SMS members as on 31 March 2020

Reasons

Non compliance • The reporting date in the heading of this table should be aligned with that of Table 3.7.1. Table 3.7.3 Disciplinary steps taken against SMSmembers for not having concluded Performance agreements as on 31 March 2020

Reasons Progressive disciplinary action in the form of written warning issued to the SMS member.

3.8 Performance Rewards To encourage good performance, the department has granted the following performance rewards during the year under review. The information is presented in terms of race, gender, disability, salary bands, and critical occupations (see definition in notes below). Table 3.8.1 Performance Rewards by race, gender and disability for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020

Beneficiary Profile

Cost

Race and Gender

Number of beneficiaries

Number of employees

% of total within group

Average cost per employee

Cost (R’000)

African

477

623

77%

R8,277,931.55

R17,354.15

Male

201

279

72%

R3,413,162.98

R16,980.91

Female

276

344

80%

R4,864,768.57

R17,625.97

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