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The revision of public service support staff establishments at special public schools for 2016 was conducted based on learner numbers as at 31 July 2015. |
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The revision included public service support staff (administration, maintenance and cleaning services) at special public schools in line with the norms and standards approved for ordinary public schools, as communicated in Circular 0025 of 2011, and where special public schools have hostels, in line with the norms and standards approved for hostels. |
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Special public schools that stand to lose public service support staff posts during 2016 and who have contract employees in the affected posts, may not extend the contracts of the affected employees beyond 31 March 2016. Principals must inform contract employees by 31 December 2015, at the latest, that due to the abolishment of posts their contracts will not be extended after 31 March 2016. |
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Permanent public service support staff at schools where support staff posts have been lost will be matched and placed against vacant posts at other schools. The process of matching and placing will be managed by district offices. All permanent employees that cannot be matched and placed will be declared in excess and will remain at their schools without changes to their conditions of service. In the event that permanent posts become vacant, employees in excess will receive preference for matching and placing into such posts before approval will be granted to fill the posts on a contract basis. |
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All new public service support staff posts that could not be filled through the process of matching and placing will be advertised in the institution-based public service vacancy lists for 2016. No contract appointments against newly created public service support staff posts may be made during the period 01 January 2016 to 31 March 2016, as it is only effective from 01 April 2016. |
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The public service support staff establishments for 2016 will be published on CEMIS under "Administration" on 1 December 2015. |
SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2015:12:01
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