strategy
Improving public sector working conditions
Synonyms:
Increasing salaries of civil servantsImproving conditions of civil service employees
Protecting conditions of employment of public servants
Context:
Public sector employees are affected by structural adjustment policies, deregulation, privatization, contracting out of services and technological change. These trends affect employment levels, status, career development, mobility, remuneration, job content, skill requirements, and social security benefits. Implementation:
In their efforts to improve the relevance of training, instructors are making increasing use of four promising approaches: 1. Action learning, pioneered by the National Coal Board in the UK and then used in many public and private organizations throughout the world. Managers work individually or in teams to solve a practical problem. They may spend time in a lecture room with a tutor or consultant, but there is no "trainer" who is teaching "trainees". 2. Integrated Training Programs, developed by the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. This method combines short courses with project-related technical assistance. 3. Performance Improvement Planning (PIP), favoured by the ILO and the UN has been applied to public enterprises in a number of developing countries. Consultants and management specialists play only a catalytic role. Instead of passively attending lectures, participants collectively set targets and prepare plans for pursuing them. Follow-up action is specific and immediate' sometimes leading to dramatic improvements. 4. Modular training, also used by the ILO, has been effective in upgrading supervisory skills and knowledge quickly. The training programme consists of modules covering various aspects of management such as finance and cost control, maintenance, purchasing' and salary and wage administration. Claim:
Adequate civil service salaries are needed to attract and motivate qualified policymakers and administrators. The common practice of cutting salaries and narrowing pay differences while expanding total employment is bound to produce poor administration. Developing-country governments cannot afford to be employers of last resort for the entire labour force. Broader:
ImprovingServing civil servantsImproving working environmentIncreasing effectiveness of public spendingImproving working conditions of salaried employees Constrains:
Controlling public sector employment Facilitates:
Developing public service systemReducing public sector corruptionTraining public service officialsReducing failures of public sectorIncreasing accountability of public servicesImproving financial reporting in the public sectorMobilizing domestic public sector resources for poverty alleviation Facilitated by:
Researching public sector reformHonouring public sector structuresUsing performance-related incentivesReporting negligent public service employeesRegulating public sector with independent bodyDeveloping codes of conduct for public servantsAbolishing unethical practices of public service employeesBalancing distribution of skills between private and public sector Organizations:
International Labour Organization International Federation of Employees in Public Services Convention concerning employment and conditions of work and life of nursing personnel Convention concerning protection of the rights to organize and procedures for determining conditions of employment in the public service Convention on technical and vocational education Subjects:
Social Activity → EmploymentSocial Activity → Employment conditions
Social Activity → Employees
Societal Problems → Protection
Government → Officials
Government → Public
Government → Civil
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
