Health and Wellness
- What is the number of (i) employees, (ii) whistleblowers and (iii) members of labour unions who have been fired from her Department in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021, (dd) 2022, (ee) 2023 and (ff) 2024, (b) for each case in (a) above, (i) what were the reasons for dismissal, (ii) how many dismissals have been challenged at the CCMA, labour court and/or any related authorities and (iii) how many cases have been success-fully challenged and overturned and (c) how much expenditure did her Department incur on all these matters?
(aa) 2019 | (bb) 2020 | (cc) 2021 | (dd) 2022 | (ee) 2023 | (ff) 2024 | |
(i) Employees | 71 | 51 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 59 |
(ii) Whistleblowers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(iii) Members of labour unions | 71 | 51 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 59 |
Please note: The term ‘whistle-blower’ is understood as per the previsions outlined in the Protected Disclosures Act, 26 of 2000 which provides the framework for employees to disclose information about unlawful or irregular conduct by their employers or fellow employees while protecting them from occupational detriment.
(b) Details of the cases below
(aa) 2019 | (bb) 2020 | (cc) 2021 | (dd) 2022 | (ee) 2023 | (ff) 2024 | |
(i) Reasons for dismissals | 59 misconduct, 12 reason not known (desertion), 8 constructive dismissal, 2 incapacity | 44 misconduct,
2 constructive dismissal,
4 reason not known (desertion),
1 incapacity | 59 misconduct,
2 constructive dismissal,
4 reason not known (desertion),
1 incapacity | 55 misconduct,
2 incapacity,
2 reason not known (desertion),
1 dismissal related to 197 transfer | 53 misconduct,
1 reason not known (desertion)
1 incapacity | 50 misconduct,
2 reason not known (desertion),
5 incapacity,
2 failure to re-employ |
(ii) Dismissals challenged at the CCMA/ bargaining council / Labour Court | 53 | 40 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 30 |
(iii) Dismissals successfully challenged | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
(c) Expenditure per annum and total
(aa) 2019 | (bb) 2020 | (cc) 2021 | (dd) 2022 | (ee) 2023 | (ff) 2024 | Total | |
Expenditure | R60 623 534,26 | Nil | R789 219,20 | Nil | Nil | R176 959,38 | R 61 589 712,84 |
