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Question Yes No Details if yes
3. Has the department introduced an Employee
Assistance or Health Promotion Programme for
your employees? If so indicate the key elements/services
of this Programme.
4. Has the department established (a)
committee(s) as contemplated in Part VI E.5
(e) of Chapter 1 of the Public Service Regulations
2001? If so please provide the names
of the members of the committee and the
stakeholder(s) that they represent.
5. Has the department reviewed its employment
policies and practices to ensure that these do
not unfairly discriminate against employees on
the basis of their HIV status? If so list the employment
policies/practices so reviewed.
6. Has the department introduced measures to
protect HIV-positive employees or those perceived
to be HIV-positive from discrimination? If
so list the key elements of these measures.
7. Does the department encourage its employees
to undergo Voluntary Counselling and
Testing? If so list the results that you have you
achieved.
8. Has the department developed measures/indicators
to monitor & evaluate the impact of its
health promotion programme? If so list these
measures/indicators.
5.11 Labour relations
x The employee assistance programme within the
department covers three fundamental methods:
Therapeutic services available for all employees
provided by trained professionals. The emphasis
is on short term counselling and effective and
appropriate referral processes.
Wellness programmes and training which focus
on prevention programmes such as financial lifeskills
conflict management moral regeneration
depression and anxiety suicide prevention etc.
Marketing and Information centre which provides
information on various topics which is available
to all personnel. Distribution of health letters
serves as a tool of information distribution.
x The Department has integrated HIV and AIDS
into a broader Health and wellness programmes.
The Wellness Committee comprises of Deputy
Commissioner Equity and Recreation - Mr H Davids
the Director HR Support -Mr P Bhoodram
the Director Sport and Recreation - Mr M D
Jobodwana and the Director Facilities Fund - Mr
M J Nkhabu.
x The Department has a draft Employee Health
and Wellness Policy and Procedures. Section
7.3.2 in the policy addresses discrimination
against employees on the basis of their HIV and
AIDS status
x The Code of Conduct the draft Employee
Health and Wellness policy and procedure and
the Equity Policy protect HIV positive employees
against discrimination. DCS respects the
Constitution of South Africa as well as the Basic
Conditions of Employment Act.
x Employees participated in VCT’s which was part
of Employee Health and Wellness events. 29
and 30 November 2007 400 employees participated
in VCT at Drakenstein.
The following collective agreements were entered into with trade unions within the department.
TABLE 5.11.1 – Collective agreements 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008
If there were no agreements then use the following table
Subject Matter Date
Total collective agreements None
The following table summarises the outcome of disciplinary hearings conducted within the department for the year under
review.
x