APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

Principles that underpins the recruitment and Retention strategy
• The policy is developmental rather than subjective.
• Classification of posts into scarce skills, valued skills and high risk skills.
• The culture of continually developing staff shall be maintained in line with the Skills Development Act
and Performance Management System.
• The culture of creating and sustaining a pleasant and humane working environment where employees
are given a chance to thrive shall be a norm.
• The potential and reasons for leaving the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality shall be determined by
conducting exit interviews and staff morale assessment surveys.
• The Recruitment and Retention policy should by no means be construed to be creating expectations for
either promotion or monetary rewards.
E8. Municipal Institutional Plan
Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality is a Category B Municipality in terms of section 4 of the Municipal Structures
Act of 1998 and was established in the year 2000. It is a municipality with a Mayoral Executive System
contemplated in section 3(b) of the Northern Province Determination of Types of Municipality Act, 2000.
The name of the Local municipality is Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality.
The Municipal Institutional Plan is an internal plan that enables the municipality to organize and deploy its
human resources and systems to achieve its strategic objectives.
Purpose and benefits
• The Municipal Institutional Plan ensures amongst others the following:
• Ensure that there are resources properly arranged to implement the IDP.
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