INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

Performance management is highly regarded as an appropriate method to measure performance at work place in various sectors. This form of performance measurement has a history of effectiveness in the private sector and is now being practiced in the public sector organisations such as local municipalities. Through the Municipal Systems Act (2000) and the White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service (2005), the Department of Local Government (DPLG) advocates for performance management systems to be developed in all municipalities in the country, with the objective of realising meaningful service delivery with dedicated staff accountable to their work as prescribed in their performance contracts. Performance management helps organisations link their objectives to their strategic goal. It also helps employees to realise their potential to succeed in realising organisational objectives as well as helping to identify employee’s weaknesses on certain capabilities that might be lacking in an individual