Disciplinary action must be swifter: Delays costly to Gauteng health dept

This is revealed by Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku in a written reply to questions in the Gauteng Legislature by DA member of the legislature Jack Bloom.

The one case that has lasted more than a year involves remuneration of work outside working hours, said Bloom, while the other one involves acting beyond authority, fraudulent travelling claims and non-compliance to policy.According to Masuku, the long delays are due to “complexity of cases, unnecessary postponements and capacity constraints”.

Bloom commented:"Personnel management is a serious weakness in the Gauteng health department. Lack of speedy and effective discipline leads to poor work performance..."

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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