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TimesLIVE
2 days ago
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Public Service Commission faces mounting grievances, soaring leave liability
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has raised alarm over a growing number of formal employee grievances within government departments and public institutions, and a ballooning capped-leave liability exceeding R16bn. At a media briefing in Pretoria, PSC commissioner Anele Gxoyiya revealed the commission registered 439 formal grievances by March 31, including 85 cases carried over from the previous financial year. 'Of the 439 grievances, 77% have been concluded and 23% remained pending at the end of March,' he said. Breaking down the 338 concluded cases, Gxoyiya said: only 18 were substantiated; while 84 were unsubstantiated; nine partially substantiated; 43 were internally resolved by departments after PSC intervention; and the remaining 184 were closed for different reasons, including duplication with other proceedings before bargaining councils, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration or the courts.
News24
2 days ago
- Politics
- News24
Public servants owed R16.24bn for accrued leave days, says commission
Public Service Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya spoke during the release of the report in Pretoria on Tuesday. PSC
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
How Chennai students gain a career edge with early preparation
Clarity in thought will transform into action and lead to planning a career of one's choice. How early should students start planning for their future careers? When students choose a stream of study — arts, commerce, or science — after class 10, they make decisions that are somewhat irrevocable. High scores in a subject make them eligible to pursue that subject further, with the scores indicating their proficiency. But that is just the first hurdle cleared. The scores in the qualifying exam in class 12 pave the way for students to decide with greater conviction and confidence. A large number of students enter college with some idea of their future career path. Neha Soni's father is a goldsmith. She cleared class 12 with good scores and chose to pursue a degree at a self-financing city college. She is clear about her career goals. Now in her final year, Neha is simultaneously preparing to ace the Company Secretaryship course. She has cleared the first exam at the intermediate level. After an unsuccessful attempt at the second level, Neha decided to take a break and focus on her degree coursework. 'I chose as my major in college because it would help me do well in the CS course. When I failed, my father suggested I take a break, which is why I joined college,' Neha said. During her summer vacation, she took up a month-long internship. 'The experience of stepping into the real world was an exciting opportunity,' she added. Rupika Devi has similar aspirations. She is in her second year of and aims to become a Company Secretary. Rupika studies at the Government Arts and Science College in Perumbakkam. 'Most students here come from humble families with a strong desire to make something of themselves,' said a faculty member. It is this desire that has propelled M. Jagajeevan and his classmate K. Saranya. Both students are in the second year of the B.A. Tamil programme. Their parents come from modest backgrounds. Jagajeevan's father is a construction labourer, and his mother works as a housekeeper. He aspires to become a schoolteacher. The first-generation learner commutes four hours each day to and from college. The journey by public transport is strenuous, as he has to change three buses. 'If I miss a bus, I have to wait a long time and end up being late to college. I hope the government runs more buses,' he said. Saranya travels from Velachery, about 10 km from Perumbakkam. She is working towards getting a job in a government department and plans to take the Public Service Commission exams to enter State government service. Her mother works as a housekeeper, while her father takes up engineering contract work. Both students are also learning English communication skills, which they say are essential in the workplace.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Nova Scotia ministers silent on environmental racism report, to meet with authors
Twila Grosse, MLA for Preston, is sworn in as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and Minister of the Public Service Commission, becoming the first female African Nova Scotian member of the Nova Scotia Executive Council, in Halifax on Thursday, Sept.14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Government of Nova Scotia (Mandatory Credit) HALIFAX — Nova Scotia government ministers say they will meet with a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, although they remain tight-lipped on the panel's findings, which were submitted a year ago. Following a cabinet meeting Thursday, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Twila Grosse confirmed the meeting, adding she will attend. 'We want to ensure that we collaborate and that we move forward,' she said on the report by the eight-member panel appointed in June 2023 to look at how racism affects a community's natural environment. It was delivered to the province about a year ago. The panel's members included community leaders with expertise in subjects such as Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotian history, law, health and environmental sciences. Environmental racism can occur in instances where landfills, trash incinerators, coal plants, toxic waste facilities and other environmentally hazardous activities are located near communities of colour, Indigenous territories and the working poor. Last month, Becky Druhan, justice minister and minister response for the office of equity and anti-racism, refused to give any details about the report and wouldn't confirm whether she had read it. On Thursday, Grosse said she has read the report but refused under repeated questioning to discuss the panel's recommendations. 'I am not prepared to comment on the content of that report,' she said, adding that its findings are the responsibility of the anti-racism office. Nor would Grosse discuss whether as minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs she was comfortable with keeping the findings under wraps, saying she would continue to be the government voice for her community. She added that she is well aware of the environmental effects of racism from 'lived experience.' Environment Minister Tim Halman told reporters he had been briefed on the report, but he too wouldn't release any details on what he had learned. Halman said he would be one of the ministers meeting with the panel. 'The path forward is that appropriate ministers will reach out to the panel and offer a meeting for a discussion and that will take place in the weeks ahead,' Halman said. Meanwhile, two other ministers asked whether they had read the report — Public Works Minister Fred Tilley and Health Minister Michelle Thompson — said they had not. The idea for the panel came from the opposition New Democrats, who proposed it in an amendment to climate change legislation that was passed in the fall of 2023. 'It is extremely distressing that many of the ministers haven't read the report,' NDP caucus chair Susan Leblanc told reporters. 'The report should be public, full stop.' Liberal house leader Iain Rankin, who created the anti-racism office when he was premier in 2021, said the government needs to get its priorities straight and release the report. 'It's revealing that there are elements of the report they don't want public, it could be a cost implication, but certainly it's not a priority for the government,' Rankin said. In a statement released later Thursday, Druhan said a public report wasn't part of the environmental panel's mandate, adding that it was tasked with providing advice to the government. 'It is understandable that this work is of interest to Nova Scotians and we want to be transparent,' Druhan said. 'We want to meet with members of the panel before sharing any further details publicly.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025. By Keith Doucette
Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Nova Scotia ministers silent on environmental racism report, to meet with authors
Twila Grosse, MLA for Preston, is sworn in as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and Minister of the Public Service Commission, becoming the first female African Nova Scotian member of the Nova Scotia Executive Council, in Halifax on Thursday, Sept.14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Government of Nova Scotia (Mandatory Credit) GAC flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
