PUBLIC SECTOR: Scalpel finally taken to bloated and well-paid civil service after costs balloon
A RAFT of measures to contain the public service wage bill will see the Treasury take a keener interest in the hiring decisions of provincial and national government departments.The government’s electronic human resources system, Persal, will be locked from April 1, giving the Treasury room to veto the hiring of people in "noncritical posts". Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said teachers, nurses, doctors, police officers and other critical posts would be excluded from the lock.Appointments will be sanctioned only after departments have submitted revised human resource plans aligned with compensation budget limits. Adherence to these limits will be strictly monitored, the Budget Review says.In some cases, departments "will reduce personnel head counts in administrative and managerial posts, eliminate unnecessary positions, and establish a sustainable level of authorised, funded posts".Related filesPDF: Budget 2016 - full speechAttempts to rein in public spending — including an out-of...
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