PRESENTATION CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ORGANISED BY DELIVERY BY

PRESENTATION CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ORGANISED BY: DELIVERY BY FPSOU /FSSP : A RAMA (5 770 3627) (MIN OF ENVIROMENT) & : F K YARROO (5 754 6786) (MIN OF HEALTH & QUALITY OF LIFE) (01 APRIL 2014)

HISTORY v. British Administration-Establishment Secretary v. Independence v. Maritianisation Of The Service v. Development & Economic Independence v. Need To improve the service (modern, dynamic and ambitious public service) v. Quality Public Officers v. Responsive Conditions of Service

EVOLUTION OF HR CONCEPT ØCommodity ØFactor Of Production ØGoodwill ØPaternalistic ØHumanitarian ØHuman Resource ØEmerging Concepts: HRD & Strategic HR- Audit HR- the economic value

EMPLOYER’S CONCERN ØChanges in economic environment, economic performance and the need for increased productivity ØThe remuneration trends in the economy and market realities ØThe urge and pressure for adopting performance management principles and improving service delivery in the Public Sector ØThe need to attract, recruit, motivate and retain qualified high calibre candidates, particularly those with wide experience and scarce talents

EMPLOYER’S CONCERN (cont) ØThe need to partially bridge the gap between the Public Sector and the Private Sector at the appropriate levels of the echelon to facilitate recruitment and retention of required talents ØThe need to establish fair relativities to maintain harmonious employee relations ØThe need to maintain relativities and differentials in reward commensurate with responsibilities

“There is no magic in the success of companies. The secret of their success is simply the way they treat their employees” Akio Morita (founder of Sony Corporation)

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEFINITION: vthe terms and conditions governing employment of people in the Public Service vcontract of employment vemployee provides his services vemployer provides compensation

MAIN ELEMENTS OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE v v v SALARY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES (GENERAL & SPECIFIC) PASSAGE BENEFITS LEAVE END OF YEAR BONUS INCREMENTS & INCREMENTAL CREDITS HOURS OF WORK SALARY ON PROMOTION RETIREMENT BENEFITS (PENSION) FUNERAL GRANT

INSTRUMENTS REGULATING CONDITIONS • • • • Constitution PSC Regulations Official Secrets Act Pensions Act Workmen’s Act Employment Relations Act Employment Rights Act Public Officers Protection Act Public Officers Welfare Act The widow’s and Children’s Pension Act Civil Service Family Protection Scheme Board Act The Occupational Safety and Health Act HRMM PRB and other Reports Circulars

EMPLOYEES’ CONCERN Better working conditions through: ØBetter remuneration package (Pay, Conditions of Service and Benefits) ØCareer path (Promotions) ØRespectable treatment (elimination of discrimination) ØEqual pay for (eliminating inequity) work of ØDecent working environment ØThe erosion in the purchasing power MOTIVATING CONDITIONS equal value

CHALLENGES FOR EMPLOYEES • • • REFORMS APPRAISAL BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INCREASING WORKLOAD NEW SERVICES COMPLEXITY IN THE SERVICE DELIVERY PRESSURE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PERFORMANCE WITHOUT FAIL MEDIA UPGRADING OF QUALIFICATIONS / KSA

AREAS OF EXPLOITATION EXAMPLES: v Travelling THE WHOLE AREA OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: v Leave and Passage benefits v Continuing Professional Development / Training (Sponsorship) v Long Service Increment v Performance Management System v Uniforms / Equipment / Risk RESPECTIVE UNIONS SHOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO BRING FORWARD NEW IDEAS AND ANY COMPARATIVELY LESS FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

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