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Table 3.7.2 Reasons for not having concluded performance agreements for all SMS members as on 31 May 2020 Reasons

The main reason for non-compliance of the SMS members was due to the National State of Disaster as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and some SMS members were being transferred internally (from mission to head office and vice versa). Transferring SMS members had a three months’ grace period within which their performance agreements were concluded and submitted. Table 3.7.3 Disciplinary steps taken against SMS members for not having concluded performance agreements as on 31 May 2020 Reasons Disciplinary actions were taken against non-compliant SMS members whose reasons were found to be non-justifiable. Discipline in the form of counselling and verbal warnings were carried out by relevant managers 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

Number of employees on 1 April 2019 (excluding HO employees additional)

Race and gender

Number of beneficiaries

% of total within group

Average cost per employee

Cost in rand

African Male

13 19

698 927

1.86 2.05

280 191.40 391 164.52

21 553.18 20 587.61

Female

Asian Male

2 0

45 43

4.44

44 294.40

22 147.20

Female

0

0

0

Coloured Male

1 1

53 56

1.89 1.78

15 518.64 10 612.08

15 518.64 10 612.08

Female

White Male

3

143

2.09

86 268.20

28 756.06

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