Department of Infrastructure Development Annual Report 2021-2022

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 | 2022

3.2 Employment and Vacancies

The tables in this section summarise the position with regard to employment and vacancies.

The following tables summarise the number of posts on the establishment, the number of employees, the vacancy rate, and whether there are any staff that are additional to the establishment.

This information is presented in terms of three key variables:

•

Programme

•

Salary band

• Critical occupations (see definition in notes below). The Department have identified critical occupations that need to be monitored. In terms of current regulations, it is possible to create a post on the establishment that can be occupied by more than one employee. Therefore, the vacancy rate reflects the percentage of posts that are not filled.

Table 3.2.1 Employment and vacancies by programme as on 31 March 2022

Number of posts on approved establishment

Number of employees additional to the establishment

Programme

Number of posts filled

Vacancy Rate

Administration

407

325

20.15

20

Public Works

2484

2036

18

56

EPWP

46

45

2.17

5

Total

2937

2406

531 (18.1%)

81

Table 3.2.2 Employment and vacancies by salary band as on 31 March 2022

Number of posts on approved establishment

Number of employees additional to the establishment

Salary band

Number of posts filled

Vacancy Rate

Lower skilled (Levels 1-2)

431

343

20.42

5

Skilled (Levels 3-5)

944

785

16.84

1

Highly skilled production (Levels 6-8) Highly skilled supervision (Levels 9-12)

419

317

24.34

12

258

223

13.57

26

OSD: Engineers and related

183

159

13.12

28

OSD: Legal Admin Officers

8

6

25

1

OSD: Artisan

627

512

18.34

4

Senior management (13-16)

67

61

8.96

4

Total

2937

2406

531 (18.1%)

81

150

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT