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2011, Dr C von Eck was duly appointed by the Convocation
at a meeting in November 2011 and continues
to sit on the Council in this capacity.
The following senior appointments to the Unisa Management
team were approved by Council in 2011: Professor
D Singh as the Assistant Principal; Professor M
Setati as the Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation;
Professor MC Maré as the Vice-Principal: Teaching and
Learning; and Dr M Qhobela as the Vice-Principal: Institutional
Development. We were unfortunately not able
to fill the post of Registrar and the term of office of the
current Registrar has been extended.
Conflict management, resolution
and employee wellness
The institutional character is focussed on dealing with
employee relations and industrial conflict in a positive
and productive manner. The Employee Wellness Division
serves employees on a proactive and reactive needs-
Labour and High Court Litigation for 2010-2011
UNISA ANNUAL REPORT 2011
n Series 1: Insubordination 4.12%
n Series 1: Bringing Unisa name in disrepute 1.3%
n Series 1: Absenteeism 5.15%
n Series 1: Improper behaviour 2.6%
n Series 1: Plagiarism 1.3%
n Series 1: Misappropriation of Unisa property 3.9%
n Series 1: Sexual harassment 1.3%
n Series 1: Fraudulent matric certificate 3.9%
n Series 1: Alteration of exam results 1.3%
n Series 1: Theft 1.3%
n Series 1: Fraudulent signature allowances 1.3%
n Series 1: Abusive language 3.9%
n Series 1: Negligence 3.9%
n Series 1: Dishonestry & disclosure of information 2.6%
n Series 1: Racial discrimination 1.3%
n Series 1: Misrepresentation of facts 2.6%
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based approach. The nature of the cases is diverse and
includes issues resulting in absenteeism, mental health
consequences, stress, trauma and family-related problems,
workplace conflict, and financial and health repercussions.
In 2010 the division dealt with 174 employee
assistance requests and in 2011 the division attended to
182 cases. In 2010 most of the people making use of
employee assistance counselling services were administrative
staff members; however, in 2011 there was a significant
shift with more academic staff making use of the
services. The primary areas of assistance were claims of
stress and burnout as a result of high workload, depression
impacting on work performance, and interpersonal/intrapersonal/intra-group
conflicts. This is of
concern to Council and will be addressed with Management.
Internal disciplinary cases: there were 34 cases of misconduct
registered as shown in the graph below. Thirty
cases of misconduct were finalised in 2011.