Mr. Speaker, return to written question 14-13(4) asked by Mr. Erasmus to the chairman of the Financial Management Board concerning information of staffing appeals.
During the 1995 calendar year, 69 employment offers with the government were appealed. Nineteen staffing appeals were upheld due to competition irregularities and 50 were denied as no irregularities in the competition process were found.
In 1996, 44 staffing appeals were filed. Sixteen of these were upheld due to competition irregularities and 28 were denied as no irregularities in the competition process were found.
Irregularities identified in a competition process may originate from any of the following processes: staffing requisition, advertising, acknowledgements, screening, interviews, ranking, selection and communication with applicants.
The Staffing Appeals Committee determines whether the impact of an identified irregularity has prejudicially affected the appellant's opportunity for appointment, transfer or promotion and either upholds or denies the appeal. Participants in the appeals process are given assurance that information details presented to the committee will be treated in a confidential manner.
I have provided Members with a departmental breakdown of each staffing appeal.