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The Public Service Commission was established in 2006 by the Secretary of State to
"make recommendations to government on the guiding principles and steps neccessary to safeguard the interests of staff and to ensure their smooth transfer to new organisations established as a consequence of government decisions on the Review of Public Administartion, taking into account statutory obligations, including those arising from section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1988".
LATEST NEWS
COMMISSION TO MEET WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Commission will meet with Paul Sweeney, Permanent Secretary, Department of Education on 21 September 2010 to discuss developments.
RPA COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE
Work on the self-assessment compliance questionnaire is nearing completion and some interesting findings have already emerged. It is hoped that the report will be ready towards the end of August and a full copy will be made available online.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT VACANCY CONTROL SYSTEM SUSPENDED
For the circular in full, see vacancy_control_system_suspended.pdf
COMPENDIUM OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES NOW AVAILABLE
compendium_of_guiding_principles.pdf
If you require clarification on any of the content, you should contact your respective HR or local Trade Union representative.
LATEST DETAILS ON CONVERGENCE PLAN FROM EDUCATION MINISTER, CAITRIONA RUANE...
For the letter in full, see www.esani.org.uk/docs/staff_letter_convergence_delivery_plan.pdf
PEOPLE MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN
Speech by Mr Sid McDowell, CBE, Chairman of the Public Service Commission to the LGSC/SOLACE Conference in the Lough Erne Golf Resort, Enniskillen – 9 December, 2009
"...the thing people really value is ‘face to face’ communication."
"...there is now in place a vital and necessary set of assurances governing the way our people are to be treated before transfer, at the point of transfer, and post-transfer."
For the speech in full, see PEOPLE MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN
MANAGING PEOPLE THROUGH MAJOR TRANSITIONS
The Improvement and Development Agency for local government (DeA) and the Public Sector People Manager's Association have published a paper entitled 'Managing people through major transitions' which captures the HR learning from the 2009 local government reorganisations.
"Just as people lie at the heart of local government service delivery, people also lie at the heart of successful change. Winning the hearts and minds of staff to the change process is a vital building block of successful restructuring. Equally important are robust data and systems covering staff numbers, costs, performance, contractual status and other information needed for the achievement of smooth and effective reorganisation. Finally, there have to be effective mechanisms for the recruitment, transfer or exit of staff as well as consultation and negotiation with trade unions. "
For the paper in full, see MANAGING PEOPLE THROUGH MAJOR TRANSITIONS