Statistics Act, 1999
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South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)RegulationsSouth African Police Service Employment Regulations, 2018Chapter 4 : Employment MattersPart 5 : Performance management52. Performance agreements |
| (1) | An employee must enter into a performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature within two months of his or her date of appointment and thereafter within four months of the beginning of each financial year. |
| (2) | If, during the performance cycle, an employee is appointed to a new position at the same salary level, a new performance agreement or agreement of a similar nature must be entered into for the new position and the performance assessment must take both periods of work in the cycle into consideration. |
| (3) | A performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature must include the following— |
| (a) | a persal number, job title and post grade as well as a clear description of the employee's job, with emphasis on the main objectives, job purpose and the relevant outputs or key performance areas (generic assessment factors); |
| (b) | a workplan containing the outputs, activities and resource requirements; and |
| (c) | a personal development plan (PDP) that identifies the developmental needs of the employee in terms of the job requirements and how the needs will be addressed. |
| (4) | If both the employee and his or her commander cannot sign the performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature due to a dispute relating to the content of the agreement, the National commissioner must appoint an employee within one month after the expiry of the period stipulated in subregulation (1), to consider the dispute. |
| (5) | The employee appointed in terms of subregulation (4) must within one month of his or her appointment consider the dispute and recommend to the National Commissioner a performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature to be signed. |
| (6) | The employee and his or her commander must sign the recommended performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature within two weeks of receipt thereof. |
| (7) | An employee will not be eligible for performance assessment or qualify for performance incentives and awards if he or she has not signed a performance agreement or an agreement of similar nature. |
