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The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal demands that it must be made mandatory that all
public servants dismissed from employment should have their pensions docked
to compensate for the periods they were on paid leave paid during their
suspension.  Reports indicate that just under 500 outstanding cases of
public servants have been recorded so far on the government's new
centralised database.

"Discipline of personnel poses a serious challenge in most departments and
the finalisation of disciplinary cases takes inordinately long. There are
instances where personnel are suspended and continue to draw salaries whilst
sitting at home. In some instances substitute staff are employed
temporarily. The challenge of expeditious finalisation of cases of personnel
discipline merits the urgent attention of heads of departments," the IFP
Leader in the KZN Legislature, Mr Blessed Gwala said.

"We further demand that the KZN Premier, Senzo Mchunu must disclose how many
public servants are currently suspended and how many outstanding cases of
public servants suspended for disciplinary reasons have been recorded so
far. Government must be held accountable and we need to restore discipline
in the public sector. We only hear about suspensions but do not know the
outcome and penalties that are imposed,"  Mr. Gwala continued.

“The IFP cannot tolerate a situation where public funds are used to reward
those on suspension. If someone is suspended with full pay, the suspension
must be reviewed within 30 days, not longer than that," concluded Mr Gwala.

Issued by IFP