Barry Vosloo
On 28 March 2012, the Kouga Municipal Council approved a number of policy documents that are to be put into operation by the municipality. These vary from a succession and career pathing policy to a code of conduct.
The Courier – Die Koerier was particularly interested in the overtime policy. Local ratepayers have been concerned about this issue for a long time.
According to the policy, municipal employees are required to work 40 hours per week, excluding lunch breaks.
The policy further stipulates that “line managers should try at all costs to avoid overtime.”
Nonetheless, during e.g. the festive and Easter periods, employees will be allowed to work a maximum of 3 hours of overtime per day, but not more than 40 hours per month. Overtime will be paid at 1.5 times the normal wage.
It is worth noting that overtime will be closely monitored. Employees will be required to sign attendance registers when arriving for work and again when departing.
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