The dilemmas of civil service personnel management
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The UK Civil Service has changed throughout its history to meet new demands, and its personnel policies have often evolved in advance of those in the private sector. The Thatcher administration has taken a new approach to public sector management in order to reduce both public sector borrowing and trade union power. The Office of the Minister for the Civil Service is now responsible for management development, training, and equal opportunities, while the Treasury is responsible for all other personnel management issues. New measures under consideration for improving Civil Service efficiency focus on cost reduction and simplification, and also address the balance between central control and departmental autonomy. The Civil Service may eventually be operated through as many as 29 executive agencies.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1988
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Personnel's role on campus
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The Education Reform Act of 1988, which removed academic tenure practices and required universities to compete for students, has forced academic institutions to begin to use personnel managers. Traditionally, personnel management has been handled informally by administrators, but in April 1990, university personnel managers met in Bath to develop a more formal structure to begin to proactively address the goals of personnel management within colleges and to support the professional education and training of staff.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1990
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