Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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Table 10.46 Disputes Lodged with Councils for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
Disputes
Number
Number of Disputes Upheld 1
Number of Disputes Dismissed 25
Number of New Disputes Lodged 37
Note: The Councils are scheduled, but not all disputes referred in the nancial year for resolution are resolved within that
year.
Table 10.47 Strike Actions for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
Strike Actions
None
Military Trade Unions Protest Marches 3
Table 10.48 Precautionary Suspensions with Pay for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
Number of people suspended 42
Number of people whose suspensions exceeded 30 days 42
Average number of days suspended 261
Cost of suspensions R4 996 951
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Table 10.49 Training Needs Identied for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
Occupational
Categories
Gender
Number of
Employees
as at 1
April 2008
Training Needs Identied at Start of Reporting Period
Learnerships Skills
Programmes
and other
Short
Courses
Other
Forms of
Training
Total
Legislators, senior Female 0 0 0 0 0
ofcials and managers
Male 2 0 0 0 0
Professionals Female 1 524 0 620 198 818
Male 1 483 0 260 820 1 080
Technicians and Female 1 946 0 290 802 1 092
associate professionals
Male 4 351 0 1 023 1 989 3 012
Clerks Female 5 626 0 1 978 2 010 3 988
Male 8 099 0 3 020 1 234 4 254
Service and sales Female 4 829 0 1 098 2 520 3 618
workers
Male 26 835 0 10 243 13 243 23 486
Craft-and-related
trades workers
Female 1 293 168 477 308 953
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