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Annual Report 2022-2023

Table 3.3.3: Advertising and filling of SMS posts for the period 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023

Advertising

Filling of Posts

Number of vacancies per level advertised

Number of vacancies per level filled in 6 months of becoming vacant

Number of vacancies per level not filled in 6 months but filled in 12 months

SMS Level

in 6 months of becoming vacant

Director-General/ Head of Department

0 0 1 1 2

0 0 1 1 2

0 0 0 1 1

Salary Level 15 Salary Level 14 Salary Level 13

Total

Table 3.3.4: Reasons for not having complied with the filling of funded vacant SMS - Advertised within 6 months and filled within 12 months after becoming vacant for the period 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 Reasons for vacancies not advertised within 6 months All vacancies advertised within 6 months Reasons for vacancies not filled within 12 months Director: Hospital Infrastructure Delivery was advertised on six (6) occasions. The department had prioritised to fill this vacancy with a female candidate in line with the Employment Equity Plan of the department. However, through five (5) rounds of adverts and shortlisting the panel was not able to identify suitably qualified female candidates. The panel eventually was able to identify suitably qualified female candidates during the sixth (6) round of adverts and shortlisting. Table 3.3.5: Disciplinary steps taken for not complying with the prescribed timeframes for filling SMS posts within 12 months for the period 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 Reasons for vacancies not advertised within six months N/A

Reasons for vacancies not filled within six months Difficulty in attracting candidates who meet the SMS minimum requirements as determined by DPSA Directive.

3.4 Job Evaluation

Within a nationally determined framework, executing authorities may evaluate or re-evaluate any job in his or her organisation. In terms of the Regulations all vacancies on salary levels 9 and higher must be evaluated before they are filled. The following table summarises the number of jobs that were evaluated during the year under review. The table also provides statistics on the number of posts that were upgraded or downgraded.

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