The management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service post-2009 to the 2018 era

Background: Poor management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service departments is on the rise. The management of disciplinary cases, amongst other things, has drawn considerable criticism from within the public sector, various media outlets, interest groups and even opposition mov...

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Autores principales:	Manasseh M. Mokgolo, Maoka A. Dikotla
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	disciplinary cases discipline management employees’ grievance public service sanctions south africa Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Regional planning HT390-395
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c270a2c772054fb6aba7ef389c81940f2021-11-24T07:40:28ZThe management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service post-2009 to the 2018 era2310-21952310-215210.4102/apsdpr.v9i1.525https://doaj.org/article/c270a2c772054fb6aba7ef389c81940f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://apsdpr.org/index.php/apsdpr/article/view/525https://doaj.org/toc/2310-2195https://doaj.org/toc/2310-2152Background: Poor management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service departments is on the rise. The management of disciplinary cases, amongst other things, has drawn considerable criticism from within the public sector, various media outlets, interest groups and even opposition movements. The government has adopted progressive discipline prescripts to inculcate and promote a culture of professional ethics and accountability. In the workplace, objectivity, consistency and fairness are an important part of healthy employer–employee ties. Aim: The study sought to obtain an in-depth understanding of disciplinary cases and describe the challenges senior managers face when managing disciplinary cases in the public service departments. Setting: Both the national and provincial public service departments of South Africa. Methods: The study adopted qualitative modernistic research approach. Semi-structured electronic questionnaire was used to collect views from 751 senior managers. Results: Public service employees are deprived of organisational justice because of weaknesses associated with the discipline management. This is because management of disciplinary cases and sanctions in most national and provincial departments in the public service is perilous and incongruent with the discipline management prescripts. Conclusion: Based on the findings, the current practices do not deter future violations of discipline management prescripts; inconsistent, unfairness and injustice application of sanctions and management of cases and future misconduct in the workplace. Therefore, the authors recommend the use of team-based and progressive discipline to ensure that staff contribute effectively, efficiently and ethically to the goals of the government. The present study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on human resource management and organisational behaviour and provides a platform that broadens an understanding of the amplifying toxic management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service context.Manasseh M. MokgoloMaoka A. DikotlaAOSISarticledisciplinary casesdiscipline managementemployees’ grievancepublic servicesanctionssouth africaPolitical institutions and public administration (General)JF20-2112Regional planningHT390-395ENAfrica’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2021)
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description	Background: Poor management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service departments is on the rise. The management of disciplinary cases, amongst other things, has drawn considerable criticism from within the public sector, various media outlets, interest groups and even opposition movements. The government has adopted progressive discipline prescripts to inculcate and promote a culture of professional ethics and accountability. In the workplace, objectivity, consistency and fairness are an important part of healthy employer–employee ties. Aim: The study sought to obtain an in-depth understanding of disciplinary cases and describe the challenges senior managers face when managing disciplinary cases in the public service departments. Setting: Both the national and provincial public service departments of South Africa. Methods: The study adopted qualitative modernistic research approach. Semi-structured electronic questionnaire was used to collect views from 751 senior managers. Results: Public service employees are deprived of organisational justice because of weaknesses associated with the discipline management. This is because management of disciplinary cases and sanctions in most national and provincial departments in the public service is perilous and incongruent with the discipline management prescripts. Conclusion: Based on the findings, the current practices do not deter future violations of discipline management prescripts; inconsistent, unfairness and injustice application of sanctions and management of cases and future misconduct in the workplace. Therefore, the authors recommend the use of team-based and progressive discipline to ensure that staff contribute effectively, efficiently and ethically to the goals of the government. The present study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on human resource management and organisational behaviour and provides a platform that broadens an understanding of the amplifying toxic management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service context.
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title	The management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service post-2009 to the 2018 era
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The management of disciplinary cases in the South African public service post-2009 to the 2018 era

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