Decision on the number and value of annual increments across 6 months both individual and the combined pay scales. Undertake a phased, selective pay freeze for professions overpaid compared to their private sector counterparts. 2015 Budget Give more weight to merit/performance in recruitment and Address Key 2016 promotion decisions HRM Challenges to Improve Pass legislation to reduce disincentives for staff mobility across Productivity of the public administration by adding experience across ministries 6 months the Public Sector as a criterion or advantage for promotions. Pass legislation to allow open within department promotions to 6 months internal competition across all the public sector. Pass legislation to diversify the membership of the PSC to include HRM professionals, representatives of specific 1 year professions, or representatives of the civil service. Devolve some HRM responsibilities (such as recruitment, selection, and promotion) to line ministries and agencies, subject to contestability requirements and checks on the 1 year execution of those responsibilities Create an administrative court to enhance contestability of 1 year HRM actions Revamp the performance appraisal process, will require management training to evaluate performance (once the 2016 performance criteria are agreed). Provide more ministry/agency level discretion on major HRM In line with broader actions. PFM / strategic management reforms Hold managers accountable for the performance of their unit, In line with broader which will necessitate the identification of PFM / strategic ministry/agency/departmental level performance indicators. management reforms Pass legislation to open competition to all public sector 18 months positions Initiate a wide-ranging public debate into the ethical standards Undertake Wider within the public sector, involving all political parties and Essential public actors to achieve a cross-party political agreement on Reforms to 3 months acceptable standards and methods of monitoring and Reinforce HRM enforcement Practices Strengthen and/or establish codes of conduct for public officials and politicians with independent regulators to monitor and 6 months enforce compliance Pass legislation to introduce whistleblowing protections 1 year
Decision on the number and value of annual increments across both individual and the combined pay scales. 6 months Undertake a phased, selective pay freeze for professions overpaid compared to their private sector counterparts. 2015 Budget Address Key HRM Challenges to Improve Productivity of the Public Sector Give more weight to merit/performance in recruitment and promotion decisions 2016 Pass legislation to reduce disincentives for staff mobility across the public administration by adding experience across ministries as a criterion or advantage for promotions. 6 months Pass legislation to allow open within department promotions to internal competition across all the public sector. 6 months Pass legislation to diversify the membership of the PSC to include HRM professionals, representatives of specific professions, or representatives of the civil service. 1 year Devolve some HRM responsibilities (such as recruitment, selection, and promotion) to line ministries and agencies, subject to contestability requirements and checks on the execution of those responsibilities 1 year Create an administrative court to enhance contestability of HRM actions 1 year Revamp the performance appraisal process, will require management training to evaluate performance (once the performance criteria are agreed). 2016 Provide more ministry/agency level discretion on major HRM actions. In line with broader PFM / strategic management reforms Hold managers accountable for the performance of their unit, which will necessitate the identification of ministry/agency/departmental level performance indicators. In line with broader PFM / strategic management reforms Pass legislation to open competition to all public sector positions 18 months Undertake Wider Essential Reforms to Reinforce HRM Practices Initiate a wide-ranging public debate into the ethical standards within the public sector, involving all political parties and public actors to achieve a cross-party political agreement on acceptable standards and methods of monitoring and enforcement 3 months Strengthen and/or establish codes of conduct for public officials and politicians with independent regulators to monitor and enforce compliance 6 months Pass legislation to introduce whistleblowing protections 1 year
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