Between March 28 2020 and October 31 2021, 881,152 employees used normal sick leave and incapacity leave
The state has spent more than R14bn on public servants who have used sick and incapacity leave since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This was revealed by public service and administration minister Ayanda Dlodlo in a written parliamentary response published this week.The minister was responding to DA MP Mimmy Gondwe, who asked about public service employees who had taken leave due to ill health since the pandemic struck and the cost to the state.
“The total cost of the public service in respect of the normal sick leave and incapacity leave for the period in point amounts to R14,346,032,476,” said Dlodlo. She provided a detailed breakdown per province and national department as follows: In the Eastern Cape provincial administration 61,133 employees took leave at a cost of R778,619,363; In Gauteng 137,165 staffers took leave at a cost of R1,723,825,933;In Limpopo 68,112 employees took leave at a cost of R894,836,235;In the North West 39,435 employees took leave at a cost of R441,439,119;In the Western Cape 66,620 employees took leave at a cost of R830,571,532.
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