Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Terms and Conditions of Employment of EducationChapter 2 : General Conditions of Service and SalariesRemunerative Payments over and above Salaries31. Reports on educators and adverse remarks |
| (1) | A report, on a form determined by the Minister, shall be drawn up and submitted to the employer by the head of the relevant institution or office in respect of any educator as often as the employer may require. |
| (2) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (3), an educator on whom a report has been drawn up in terms of subregulation (1) shall not have access to such report. |
| (3) | Any adverse remark contained in a report referred to in subregulation (1) shall be brought to the notice of the educator concerned in writing and in its full context by the person who compiled the report. |
| (4) | The educator referred to in subregulation (3) shall sign the said report and return it to the compiler thereof together with such representations, in writing, as he may desire to submit in respect thereof. |
| (5) | The provisions of subregulations (1) to (4) shall also apply to adverse remarks made in respect of an educator in a written communication, except that such remarks shall be brought to the educator's attention by the head of the relevant institution or office. |
| (6) | If it comes to the attention of the employer that an adverse remark is unjustified, the employer may at any time, if he or she deems fit, declare any adverse remark in connection with an educator which has been brought to the attention of the educator in terms of subregulation (3) null and void and in such a case the educator shall be notified in writing of the nullification thereof. |