Workplace bullying investigations to begin immediately
Minister Ayanda Dlodlo was responding to a Public Service Commission report last month alleging that cases of misconduct and other grievances against senior managers were not being investigated by employers.
The public service and administration minister is concerned about allegations of bullying and unfair treatment of junior employees in the workplace.
Minister Ayanda Dlodlo was responding to a Public Service Commission report last month alleging that cases of misconduct and other grievances against senior managers were not being investigated by employers.
Dlodlo said she had instructed the labour and human resources units of the department to follow up on such allegations and uncover cases across the public service with immediate effect.
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“We are concerned about such allegations of unfair treatment of junior employees. This not only reflects badly on our disciplinary system as the public service, it also dampens the morale of these employees and affects workplace productivity and relations,” she said.
Dlodlo said although some laws decentralised discipline to respective heads of departments, “which makes it difficult for us to detect such cases immediately”, they had to make sure the ill-treatment was being investigated and dealt with decisively.
The minister said they would by 31 March 2019 establish a technical assistance unit to strengthen the fight against corruption and establish ethics and integrity.
“This unit will include strengthening of the enforcement powers of the Public Service Commission … to increase accountability across all organs of state,” said Dlodlo.
She said teams from the department’s labour relations and human resources units would have until the end of the financial year to conclude investigations into bullying in the workplace.
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