Premier & Cabinet

Type:
Premier's Memorandum
Identifier:
M2007-10
Status:
Archived

M2007-10 Advertising and Filling of Vacancies - Expenditure Review Procedures and Suspension of Recruitment Exemptions

Description

From today, exemptions are no longer required from the Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet before advertising public sector positions.

Detailed Outline

From today, exemptions are no longer required from the Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet before advertising public sector positions.

The Review of Recruitment Practices conducted by the Council on the Cost and Quality of Government and endorsed by the Budget Standing Committee of Cabinet recommended removing the recruitment exemption process. Removing the process will reduce red tape within government.

Since the recruitment freeze and exemption process was introduced in 1999, the Government has implemented a range of measures to ensure that agencies operate within budget and that recruitment is limited to positions essential to the delivery of Government services. Measures include those in the Government's Economic and Financial Statement of February 2006, the December 2006 Half-Yearly Review of the Budget and the 2006-07 and 2007-08 Budgets. They include the further rollout of efficiency dividends (formerly global savings requirements), public sector workforce and cost reductions, meeting corporate service benchmarks and a new ICT strategy.

Agencies must continue to submit their efficiency improvement plans to NSW Treasury (as outlined in the 2007/08 Budget allocation letters) demonstrating the achievement of savings. The Expenditure Review Committee of Cabinet will monitor agencies' progress against these plans, ensuring targets are met, including staff reduction targets and that agencies keep within expenditure limits.

Agencies must continue to achieve staff reductions identified as part of the commitment to reduce 5000 non-frontline staff by June 2008. Agencies will report quarterly to the Department of Premier and Cabinet on identified staff reductions.

Matching of displaced employees to positions prior to advertising will continue to ensure that redeployment opportunities are maximised.

Please ensure that all Chief Executive Officers within your portfolio are advised of the arrangements contained in this memorandum.

Morris Iemma MP
Premier

Issued : Workforce Policy and Advice (Public Employment Office)
Contact: Gayle Robson, A/Director, WPA
EMail: [email protected]
Telephone no: 9228 3165 Facsimile: 9228 4056
File no: PSM/03393

Overview

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