Overtime Payment for Traffic Law Enforcement – Spending Review Report
The department of Transport in terms of transport regulation is responsible for the payment of overtime to traffic officers throughout the Eastern Cape. It is the responsibility of government to deploy traffic officers throughout the geographical spread of the Eastern Cape per region up to local government in order to minimise non-compliance with transport regulation by being visible on the roads. However, the current amount of 345 traffic officers at Level 6 is not sufficient as 936 are required to implement a 24/7 service. Therefore, overtime is required to be worked as they are appointed in terms of the Public Service Act.
