Public Service Commission Act, 1997 (Act No. 46 of 1997)RulesRules on Referral and Investigation of Grievances of Employees in the Public ServiceChapter 6: Commission to Monitor Recommendations19. Commission to monitor recommendations |
| (1) | The Commission must issue its findings and make recommendations in respect of a grievance investigation to the executive authority, who must within 10 days of receipt of the findings and recommendations notify the Commission whether or not the executive authority is going to implement the recommendations made by the Commission. |
| (2) | The executive authority must, in the case where the executive authority decides not to implement the recommendations by the Commission provide the Commission with reasons for not doing so within the 10 days' period referred to in subrule (1). |
| (3) | The executive authority must in the case where the executive authority decides to implement the recommendations by the Commission, provide the Commission with an update and proof of that implementation, within 60 days of the date of receipt of the findings and recommendations in terms of subrule (1). |
| (4) | The Commission must, on a six-monthly basis request a head of department to provide the Commission with information relating to grievance resolution in his or her department, in order to enable the Commission to— |
| (a) | analyse trends and to promote a cultivation of good human resource management and career-development in order to maximise human potential in the public service; |
| (b) | promote accountability in public administration; and |
| (c) | report annually to the— |
| (i) | National Assembly; and |
| (ii) | provincial legislatures. |
| (5) | The Commission must in its annual report in terms of subrule (4)(c) also report about departments who fail to comply with subrules (1), (2) and (3). |