Office of the Premier Annual Report 2009-2010 - Gauteng Online

Organisational DevelopmentOrganisational Development has drafted a wide range of policiesto support improved human resource development practice acrossthe Gauteng Provincial Government, including:• Abscondment policy• Employment Equity policy• Succession and Retention policy.Collective BargainingIn the year under review a range of frameworks to guide activitieswere developed and their implementation monitored including:• Labour Relations for the reconfiguration of GPG departments(Resolution 1 of 2010).• Financial disclosures and conflict of interest.• The GPG reconfiguration process was a prioritised initiativeand it required intensive engagement with organised labourin the sector leading to the establishment of departmentalchange management teams involving labour representatives.Departments submitted draft organisational structures andhuman resource plans.Employment EquityTo ensure representivity and support transformation in the publicservice, the GPG has set equity targets, however, there arechallenges being experienced in meeting these targets:• The GPG would like to achieve the target of 50% women in SMSpositions as opposed to the actual performance of 34%• An improvement is also planned in the appointment of peoplewith disabilities from the current 1.2% to reach the target of 2%.DPSA InitiativesA critical role of Transversal Strategic Human Resources is thecoordination and facilitation of activities and programmesemanating from the DPSA. These projects and programmesinclude:• Development of the HR Plan• Facilitation of SMS Contracts• Reports on Disciplinary enquiries in the GPG• The implementation of the HR Connect project• Development of the SMS Competency Framework• Implementation of the Policy and Procedure on Incapacity Leaveand Ill-Health Retirement (PILIR).35