SMD

Annual Report 2023/2024

Table 3.3.3 Advertising and filling of SMS posts for the period 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 SMS Level Advertising Filling of Posts Number of vacancies per level advertised in 6 months of becoming vacant 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

Director-General/Head of Department

1

0

0

Salary Level 16

0

0

0

Salary Level 15

2

0

0

Salary Level 14

0

1

0

Salary Level 13

4

3

1

Total

7

4

1

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 2023 and 31 March 2024 Reasons for vacancies not advertised within six months CD: Positions: Lengthy turnaround times during approval process. Director Positions: Lengthy turnaround times during approval and delays due to appeals registered during the matching and placement on the structure. DDG Position: Suitable candidate could not be found. Headhunting process unfolded. CD: Positions: Lengthy turnaround times during recruitment and selection process and not sufficient internal capacity for recruitment and selection panels. Director Positions: Lengthy turnaround times during recruitment and selection process, not sufficient internal capacity for recruitment and selection panels, delays due to appeals registered during the matching and placement on the structure. Notes % In terms of the Public Service Regulations Chapter 1, Part VII C.1A.3, departments must indicate good cause or reason for not having complied with the filling of SMS posts within the prescribed timeframes. 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 2023 and 31 March 2024 Reasons for vacancies not advertised within six months None Reasons for vacancies not filled within twelve months

Reasons for vacancies not filled within six months

None

Notes

% In terms of the Public Service Regulations Chapter 1, Part VII C.1A.2, departments must indicate good cause or reason for not having complied with the filling of SMS posts within the prescribed timeframes. In the event of non-compliance with this regulation, the relevant executive authority or head of department must take appropriate disciplinary steps in terms of section 16A(1) or (2) of the Public Service Act.

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