PAP 3340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Natural Key, Merit System, Change Management

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Public Administration
• Course: PAP 3340
• Professor: David Brown

Document Summary

Week 5, october 4 managing people: the merit system. Staffing and the merit system: appointment and promotion in the public service, public service commission. Lies at the heart of human resources management. Embodies a series of dichotomies: two management starting points. Employees and the workforce: two types of employment. From a people perspective, hr management focuses on: the workforce in its various dimensions. Led by the head of the public service (pco) Common business key deputy minister role. Common working environment, front-line manager and staff. Successful hr management addresses all of these: key relationship is between line managers and employees. Two types of employment make or buy: salary budget and contracting out (2016-17 main estimates) Contracting out the invisible workforce: not part of the public service, a different cost center: professional services, a wide range of services. Within the salary budget: different types of tenure. Casual up to 90 days, not an employee (or union member)