Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)

Regulations

Public Service Regulations, 2016

Chapter 4 : Employment Matters

Part 2 : Remuneration and other benefits

47. Information on remuneration

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(1) The Minister shall publish and issue to departments the salary scale or scales used in the public service.

 

(2) In dealing with remuneration related information of an individual employee, a head of department and other employees of the department working with such information, shall respect the employee's right to privacy.

 

(3) In the week before an employee's salary pay day, a head of department shall provide him or her with the following information in writing—
(a) the department's name and address;
(b) the employee's name;
(c) the employee's job title and occupational category in terms of the systems of occupational classification and remuneration or OSD;
(d) the employee's salary notch;
(e) any other form of compensation that the department pays directly to the employee on a monthly basis;
(f) the period for which payment is made;
(g) the amount and purpose of any deductions; and
(h) the actual amount paid to the employee.