27. Provisions
 
   Group    Company   
   31 March 
2022 
Rm 
31 March 
2021 
Rm
 
31 March 
2022 
Rm 
31 March 
2021 
Rm
 
Non-current provisions  380  619  358  601 
Non-current employee-related provisions  364  606  338  579 
Subsidiary defined benefit plans (refer to note 29 for the reconciliation             
of the opening to closing balance) 26  27    – 
Telephone rebates (refer to note 29 for the reconciliation of the opening             
to closing balance) 338  325  338  325 
Telkom Retirement Fund (refer to note 29 for the reconciliation of the             
opening to closing balance)   254    254 
Non-current non-employee-related provisions             
Other  16  13  20  22 
         
Current provisions  1 276  1 613  802  1 043 
Current portion of employee-related provisions  1 126  1 480  771  1 014 
Annual leave  454  473  276  288 
Balance at the beginning of the year  473  479  288  306 
Charged to employee expenses  (13) 25  (12) (12)
Leave paid/utilised  (6) (31)   (6)
Telephone rebates (refer to note 29 for the reconciliation of the opening to closing balance) 39  39  39  39 
Bonus, termination packages and other benefits  633  968  456  687 
Balance at the beginning of the year  968  1 234  687  1 209 
Charged to employee expenses  725  1 186  373  810 
Payments made  (1 060) (1 452) (604) (1 332)
Current portion of non-employee-related provisions             
Other  150  133  31  29 

Annual leave

In terms of the Group's policy, employees are entitled to accumulate vested leave benefits not taken within a leave cycle, to a cap of 10 - 30 days (31 March 2021: 15 – 30 days) which must be taken within a 6 – 19 month (31 March 2021: 6 – 19 month) leave cycle. The leave cycle is reviewed annually and is in accordance with legislation.

Bonus

The bonus scheme consists of performance bonuses which are dependent on the achievement of certain financial and non-financial targets. The bonus is payable annually to all qualifying employees after the Group's results have been made public, with a 14th cheque payable to a certain group of employees

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Telkom Retirement Fund

The decrease in the Telkom Retirement Fund obligation is largely due to the fund being in a surplus position. Refer to note 29.

Non-employee-related provisions

Other provisions relate to the ICASA licence fee provision and restoration provisions.