Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)RegulationsPublic Service Regulations, 2016Chapter 4 : Employment MattersPart 5 : Performance Management73. Rewarding performance |
| (1) | Each executive authority shall establish a performance incentive scheme to reward employees or any category of employees within the limits determined by the Minister as contemplated in subregulation (3). |
| (2) | A head of department shall establish a written departmental performance incentive scheme— |
| (a) | determining the nature, rules and control measures of the scheme; |
| (b) | communicating the nature and rules of the performance incentive scheme to all employees; |
| (c) | ensuring that employees who implement the quality and quantity control measures of the scheme are not entrusted with the implementation of that scheme in relation to themselves; and |
| (d) | including provisions for the introduction of non-financial incentives, if deemed appropriate. |
| (3) | The Minister shall from time to time determine a percentage of a department's remuneration budget that shall not be exceeded for the purpose of granting performance rewards. |
| (4) | The Minister shall from time to time determine the maximum percentage performance reward to be granted to an employee or categories of employees. |