Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)RegulationsPublic Service Regulations, 2016Chapter 3 : Planning, Organisational Arrangements and Service DeliveryPart 1 : Planning and reporting26. Human resource plan |
| (1) | An executive authority shall prepare and implement a human resource plan for his or her department. |
| (2) | When preparing a human resource plan for his or her department, an executive authority shall— |
| (a) | assess the human resources necessary to perform his or her department's functions; |
| (b) | assess existing human resources by race, gender, disability, age and any other relevant criteria; |
| (c) | identify gaps between what is required under subregulation (2)(a) and what exists under subregulation(2)(b) and prioritise interventions to address the identified gaps; |
| (d) | consider the employment equity plan contemplated in regulation 27; and |
| (e) | consider the available budgeted funds, including funds for the remaining period of the relevant medium-term expenditure framework, for the recruitment, retention, utilisation and development of human resources according to the department's requirements; and |
| (f) | take into account any other requirements as may be directed by the Minister. |