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follows:
Consultants: A consultant is contracted
through a company or directly for a
defined period related to a specific
project. These Service Providers deliver
various services to the department,
some of which are contracted
annually, depending on the needs and
others on once-off bases.
Contractors: A contractor, for all intents
and purposes, is viewed and
treated as an employee in the department.
Contractors are employed directly
to DPE in their personal capacity
or through a company. They are based
at the department on a full-time basis
for a fixed period ranging from one to
three years. These individuals are specialists
with extensive experience in
their area of operation. They are expected
to comply with normal working
hours as per the Basic Conditions of
Employment and are vetted in a similar
fashion to Public Service Employees.
(a) (i) 2005-06 R6 502 480
(ii) 2006-07 R23 248 426
CONSULTANTS 2005-06 SERVICE
GENERAL R1 522 639
Accountants on Call Temporary staff
Assignment on Contract Temporary staff
Chichala Temporary Staff
Equal Access Temporary staff
Fempower Temporary staff
Landelahni Recruitment Temporary staff
Molalatladi Temporary staff
Only the best Temporary staff
Zenzele Recruitment Temporary staff
Professional Assignment Group Temporary staff
Avpro 2000 systems Audio visual services
CSS Tirisano Com Sys IT
Data centrix IT
Bytes Specilised Solutions IT Contract
(iii) 2007-08 R30 117 668
(b) and (c) 2005-06 — refer to
(d)
Annexure A
2006-07 — refer to Annexure B
2007-08 — refer to Annexure C
In the instance when a specialist
skill is required on a fulltime
basis, we would contract the person
for either one or two years at
completive salaries given their expertise
and experience.
(2) 2005-06 — None
2006-07 — Two former employees
2007-08 — None.
(a) Former employees were employed
due to their understanding of the
mandate of the department and
required knowledge and competencies.
In other cases were employed
due to the urgency and the
continuity of the projects.
(b) Personal Career Growth and Development.
ANNEXURE A