South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004)Chapter 3 : Chief Executive Officer and Other Staff of Agency7. Staff of Agency |
| (1) | The Chief Executive Officer must, subject to subsection (2), employ members of staff of the Agency. |
| (2) | The Minister for the Public Service and Administration in consultation with the Minister and the Minister of Finance— |
| (a) | must determine a human resources policy for the Agency; |
| (b) | must determine the remuneration and conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer and the other members of staff of the Agency; |
| (c) | may determine non-pensionable allowances for the Chief Executive Officer and the other members of staff of the Agency. |
| (3) | The Minister must after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer determine a code of conduct, applicable to all members of staff of the Agency and justiciable for purposes of disciplinary proceedings, to ensure— |
| (a) | compliance with applicable law; |
| (b) | the effective, efficient and economical use of the Agency’s resources; |
| (c) | the effective, efficient and economical use of funds designated for payment to beneficiaries of social security; |
| (d) | the promotion and protection of the human dignity of applicants for and beneficiaries of social security; |
| (e) | the promotion and maintenance of a high standard of professional ethics; |
| (f) | the prevention of conflicts of interest other than those contemplated in section 8; |
| (g) | the protection of confidential information held by the Agency other than as is contemplated in section 16; and |
| (h) | honest, impartial, fair and equitable service. |
| (4) | A person employed by the Agency becomes a member of the Government Employees’ Pension Fund mentioned in section 2 of the Government Employees Pension Law, 1996 (Proclamation No. 21 of 1996), and is entitled to pension and retirement benefits as if that person were in service in a post classified in a division of the public service. |
| (5) | The Agency may utilise persons seconded or, subject to section 22, transferred from the public service in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994). |