NN 03/2025
IMPLEMENTERInG VAN DIE WYSIGINGS VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE
SKOLEWET
1. Wat is die beplanning rondom die implementering van die SA Skolewet wysigings (SASW)?
Nasionale Nuusbrief 1 van 2025 het die agtergrond en interpretasie van die wysigings aan die SASW uiteengesit. Daarmee saam het die SAOU ‘n webinaar aangebied waarin die belangrikste brandpunte aangespreek is. Die Minister van Basiese Onderwys (MBO) is getaak om aan die stuur te wees m.b.t. tot die implementering van die wysigings.
Tydens terugvoer oor die stand van gereedheid het die Departement van Basiese Onderwys (DBO) aangedui dat daar alreeds met mediasie in al 9 provinsies in 2024 begin is. Die doel hiervan is dat daar ‘n gemeenskaplike begrip rondom die implementering gevorm moet word. Die mediasieproses vind in die vorm van ‘n inligtingsessie plaas waarin sekere aspekte uitgelig word.
2. Wie word by die mediasieproses betrek?
Hierdie sessies is gemik op senior provinsiale amptenare, Regsdienste, distriksdirekteure en hul bestuurspanne, amptenare wat betrokke is by skoolveiligheid, diegene betrokke by graad R, tuisskool-onderrig en klein skole, verteenwoodigers van vakbonde, beheerliggaamorganisasies en professionele verenigings.
Indien hierdie sessies reeds in u area aangebied is en u dit moontlik nie bygewoon het nie, sal soortgelyke sessies in 2025 aangebied word. Taakspanne word opgestel om ook die opleiding aan beheerliggame, skoolhoofde, skoolbestuurspanne en onderwysers aan te bied.
Hierdie opleiding sal tussen Januarie 2025 en Maart 2025 aangebied word.
‘n Gemeenskapsopleidingsprogram van die wysigings op die SASW sal deur Kwaliteit Leer en Onderrig Veldtog (QLTC) aangebied word.
3. Watter riglyne sal beskikbaar gestel word en wanneer sal dit beskikbaar wees?
Die DBO stel in vooruitsig dat daar riglyndokumente beskikbaar gestel sal word om die implementering van die wysigings te vergemaklik.
Die ontwikkeling van die riglyndokumente het reeds begin. Hierdie dokumente sal eers deur konsultasie prosesse gaan, waartydens belanghebbers insette sal lewer in die ontwikkeling van die regulasies en riglyne. Dit sal voorgelê word aan die Komitee van Onderwyshoofde (HEDCOM) en die Raad van Onderwys Ministers (CEM) waarna die dokumente aan provinsies, distrikte en skole uitgestuur sal word.
4. As die MBO verwys na regulasies, watter regulasies is dit?
Daar is verskeie en uiteenlopende beleide, omsendskrywes vir omskakeling na regulasies geïdentifiseer. Klik hier om die volledige lys te sien soos voorgehou tydens `n opvolg vergadering gehou deur die MBO op 11 Januarie 2025 rakende skoolgereedheid vir die 2025 akademiese jaar.
5. Hoe kan die SAOU jou ondersteun?
Die SAOU sal u op hoogte hou van die ontwikkelinge rondom die dokumente. Die dokumente soos gefinaliseer, sal op die SAOU se aanlynstelsel SAOU aanlyn geplaas word.
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Verhoging in GEMS-lidmaatskapfooie en die implementering van die mediese subsidie
1. Wat behels die verhoging van GEMS se lidmaatskapfooi?
GEMS het ‘n verhoging van 13.9% toegepas op bestaande planne, met die wat in werking getree het vanaf 1 Januarie 2025. Die uitoefening van u opsie is uitgestel tot 25 Januarie 2025. Hierdie uitsteldatum het twee implikasies:
- Indien u voor 16 Desember 2024 u opsie verandering deurgestuur het sal die korrekte lidmaatskapfooi afgetrek word.
- Indien u na 16 Desember 2024 u opsie uitgeoefen het sal die regstelling eers terugwerkend geïmplementeer word. Dit beteken dat indien u na ‘n laer opsie toe beweeg het, u in Januarie 2025 steeds die hoër opsie se lidmaatskapfooi sal betaal en dit eers in Februarie 2025 reggestel sal word. U moet verwag dat u salaris nie dieselfde sal wees as Desember 2024 nie en dat u voorsiening hiervoor sal moet maak.
- GEMS het ook hierdie inligting individueel aan hulle lede gekommunikeer.
2. Wat is die mediese subsidie wat ek kan verwag?
Die Departement van Staasdiensadministrasie (DPSA) het in
Omsendskrywe 48 van 2024 op 7 Desember 2024 ‘n aanpassing van 5.9% bekendgemaak vir 2025.
3. Wanneer kan ek die mediese subsidie verwag?
Die implementering van die verhoging is die verantwoordelikheid van die betrokke provinsie en dit mag dus wissel van een provinsie tot ‘n ander. Indien hierdie mediese subsidie nie geïmplementeer word nie, kontak u provinsiale kantoor aangesien hierdie van provinsie tot provinsie mag verskil.
4. Wat doen die unie om my te beskerm deur hierdie uitermatige hoë lidmaatskapsfooi?
Die SAOU, wat geaffilieer is met FEDUSA, het ‘n taakspan saamgestel om die kollektiewe ooreenkoms wat met GEMS gesluit is uit te daag oor die eensydige implementering van die lidmaatskapsfooi en is tans besig om regsgronde vir litigasie te ondersoek. Al die staatsdiens vakbonde binne FEDUSA het eenparig hulle steun aan die aksie verleen.
Ons hou u op hoogte met verwikkelinge in hierdie verband.
5. Wat doen die unie om die lae verhoging in van die staat se mediese subsidie aan te spreek?
Georganiseerde arbeid is tans besig om as deel van die salarisonderhandelinge hierdie kwessie aan te spreek. Hierdie is een van die eise wat onderhandel word. Ons sal die uitkoms kommunikeer sodra dit beskikbaar is.
Kontak u SAOU-provinsiale kantoor of die Dienssentrum onverwyld indien u enige navrae het.
2025/01/16
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS’ ACT
1. What is planned for the implementation of the amendments to South African Schools Act (SASA)?
National Newsletter 1 of 2025 provided the interpretation and amendments to the SASA. Additionally, the SAOU presented a webinar on the important burning issues. The Minister of Basic Education (MBE) was tasked to lead the implementation of these amendments.
During a feedback session on the state of readiness, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) indicated that they embarked on a process of mediation in all 9 provinces during 2024. The aim is to ensure universal understanding and interpretation of the Act. The mediation process takes the form of an information session where certain aspects are highlighted.
2. Who was the targeted group of the mediation process?
This session was aimed at senior provincial officials, legal services, district directors and their management teams, officials responsible for school safety, Grade R, home education, small schools, representatives from organised labour, SGB associations and professional associations.
If these sessions have already been conducted in your region and you were unable to attend, similar sessions will be held in 2025. Task teams are established to provide training to school governing bodies, principals, school management teams and teachers.
This training will take place from January 2025 to March 2025.
The Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC) will have community mediation of the amendments to SASA.
3. Which guidelines will be made available and when will it be available?
The DBE indicated that guideline documents will be made available to assist in the implementation of the amendments.
The development of the guideline documents has already commenced. These documents will first be submitted for a consultation process, where stakeholders will be able to provide inputs on the development of the guidelines. These inputs will then be submitted to Heads of Education Committee (HEDCOM) and to the Council of Education Ministers (CEM), after which they will be distributed to provinces, districts and schools.
4. If the MBE refers to regulations, what is being referred to?
Numerous policies and circulars have been identified for conversion to regulations. Click here to see the full list as presented by the MBE at the follow-up meeting on 11 January 2025 regarding school readiness for the 2025 academic year.
5. How can the SAOU support you?
The SAOU will keep you up to date on the development of these documents. Once finalised these documents will be published on the SAOU online system – SAOU-online.
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Increase in GEMS membership fees and the implementation of medical subsidy
1. What is implied in the increase of the GEMS membership fee?
GEMS implemented an increase of 13.9% on existing plans, with the implementation date of 1 January 2025. The choice of option has been extended to 25 January 2025. This extension has two implications.
- If you submitted your change in option before 16 December 2024, the correct membership fee will be deducted.
- If you submitted your change in option after 16 December 2024, the corrected deduction will only be implemented retroactively. This means that if you opted to move to a lower option, in January 2025 you will still pay the increased membership fee for the previous option, which will only be rectified in February 2025. Therefore, your salary will not be the same as received in December 2024. You need to take this into account for budgetary purposes.
- GEMS have individually communicated this information to their members.
2. What medical subsidy can be expected?
The Department of Public Service Administration (DPSA) announced in Circular 48 of 2024 on 7 December 2024 an amendment of 5.9% for 2025.
3. When can I expect the medical subsidy?
The implementation of the increase is the responsibility of the specific province and it can differ from one province to another. If the medical subsidy is not implemented, please contact your provincial offices as this may differ from province to province.
4. What is the union doing to protect me from this excessively high membership fee?
The SAOU, an affiliate of FEDUSA, has formed a task team to challenge the collective agreement reached with GEMS, with regards to the unilateral implementation of the membership fee and is currently exploring legal grounds for litigation. All the public service unions within FEDUSA, unanimously pledged their support for the action.
We will keep you updated with regards to any developments.
5. What is the union doing to address the low increase in the state's medical subsidy?
Organised labour is currently addressing this as part of the salary negotiations. This is one of the demands being negotiated. We will communicate the outcome as soon as it is available.
Contact your SAOU provincial office or the Service Centre immediately if you have any queries.
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