67% OF DISCIPLINARY APPEALS ALREADY FINALISED

MONDAY, 13 APRIL 2015

The Gauteng Health Department has finalised over 67% of appeals lodged by employees who were found guilty.

The Advisory Appeals Committee considered 25 of 37 cases that were reported to the Gauteng Legislature as outstanding. These are in the process of being delivered to the affected parties, progressively. The Appeals Committee considers all appeals lodged by employees found guilty of an offence and meted with a sanction including dismissal.

As part of ensuring that the process is fast tracked and to address the back-logs, the Committee now sits at least three times a month. The next sitting is scheduled before the end of April 2015.

The department believes in and will always adhere to the letter and principle of the Labour Relations regime. Currently, any employee who has been found guilty of an offence has a right to appeal and that right is sacrosanct.

Statement issued by Gauteng Department of Health, Head of Communications, Prince Hamnca, April 13 2015