24 million Namibian dollars paid in accumulated leave



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Albertina Nakale

WINDHOEK – The Public Service Commission (PSC) claims that approximately $ 24.6 million in accumulated leave was paid to 2,009 employees who left the public service in 2016 / 17.

Markus Kampungu, President of the PSC He emphasized in the 2016/17 Annual Report that leave administration requires special attention, management and supervision.

He stated that not all government offices, ministries and agencies (AMOs) provided the requested statistics. He said that at regional council level, about 3.6 million Namibian dollars were paid on accumulated leave to 76 staff members who left the civil service.

During the 2017 fiscal year, ten government AMOs were audited and the PSC met with eight of the accountants to discuss the audit findings and implore them to take corrective action.
Audits focused on the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance and Immigration, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance Eradication of Poverty and Social Welfare, National Assembly. National Council and Electoral Commission of Namibia.

"Already the commission finds a worrying trend in the results of these audits, and institutions are encouraged to pay special attention to human resource management, such as anomalies in the recruitment process, the administration of the GIPF, social security, PSEMAS and probation are too frequent and too recurrent. "According to Kampungu, in order to address shortcomings and anomalies in the management of human resources, managers and supervisors must be held accountable. also wants to bring service delivery to the next level.

Similarly, the PSC recommended a total of 34 misconduct cases, a suspension, 54 misconduct appeals, 30 reinstatements, seven probations and a contractual termination of employment. during the 2016/17 financial year.
In its 2016/17 Annual Report, the PSC recorded a total of 57 complaints from OMA and Regional Council officials, ranging from recruitment to study leave, unfair treatment, and motor vehicle allowances. and overpayments.
In addition, 127 posts were abolished against 1,964 abolished in 2015/16. in 2015/16

In the meantime, the number of civil servants has increased from 67,835 in fiscal year 2015/16 to 75,248. Currently 85,078 positions have been approved in AMO establishments in 2016 / 2017. . Of these, 73,522 positions (87%) were filled, while 11,583 (13%) were vacant, according to the report.
These figures exclude political leaders, the military and the Namibian police, while in regional councils, from 1 490 to 1 706.

The report shows that more than 60% of civil servants are women. It also states that there are only 202 civil servants (0.3%) belonging to the special group designated as "marginalized communities and persons with disabilities", including 171 in the AMOs and 31 in the regional councils.

57 The regional councils account for 59% of men and 41% of women.

The total number of teachers increased from 27,886 in 2016/17 to 28,086 in 2016/17. Male teachers rose 3% while women decreased by 3%, although in general there are more female teachers than their male counterparts.
The report further shows that 3,434 civil servants were employed in the AMOs and 86 in. However, there are 1,315 foreigners employed in the AMOs, with the Ministry of Health having the highest figure of 1,081 followed by the Ministry of Health. works and transportation with 95 and the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture with 60.
7,767 civil servants in the ministries, education, arts and culture employing the most to 7,015. A total of 85,078 positions were approved in the AMOs, and 73,522 positions were filled while 11,583 were vacant.

2,585 positions were approved in the regional councils, 1,706 filled and 382 vacant. 19659014] [ad_2]
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