Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Terms and Conditions of Employment of EducationChapter 2 : General Conditions of Service and SalariesAppointment, Promotion, Transfer and Termination of Service9. Salary incremental date |
| (1) | The salary incremental date of an educator without recognisable experience appointed at post level 1 shall be the first day of the month in which the date of appointment falls. |
| (2) | The calculated date of appointment of an educator with recognisable experience appointed at post level 1 shall be the number of years, months and days of recognisable experience deducted from the actual date of appointment and the salary incremental date shall be the first day of the month in which the calculated date of appointment falls. |
| (3) |
| (a) | An educator who has not attained the maximum of the salary scale applicable to him or her and gains only one salary notch on appointment at the higher post level, retains his existing salary incremental date. |
| (b) | An educator who has not attained the maximum of the salary scale applicable to him or her and gains two or more notches on appointment at the higher post level, the anniversary of the first day of the month in which he or she is appointed at the higher post level shall be his or her future incremental date except in the case of an educator who is appointed at post level 2 and who gains only two notches by the appointment at that post level, in which case he or she retains his or her salary incremental date. |
| (c) | An educator who is on the maximum of the salary scale applicable to him or her and who consequently does not qualify for further salary increments at the lower post level, takes the anniversary of the first day of the month in which he is appointed at the higher post level as his or her future salary incremental date. |
| (d) | In cases where the salary incremental date and the date of appointment at the higher post level fall on the same day, the salary increment must first be granted, after which the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) shall apply. |
| (4) | An educator who is re-appointed, after a break in service, on post levels 2 and higher shall take the anniversary of the first day of the month in which he or she is re-appointed on this post level as his or her future incremental date. |
| (5) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this regulation and educator's salary incremental date may be adjusted in consequence of specific measures issued at the time of a salary adjustment. |
