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State of Judiciary 2011-2012
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5.3.13 Human Resource Management and Development –
Comprehensive Review of Existing Policies
As noted earlier, existing policies on human resource management
and development are generally outdated, but they are also
located in a disparate set of multiple documents. Bearing this in
mind, a comprehensive review and update of existing policies
is presently under way. It is expected to be completed before
December 2012.
This review and update includes, but is not limited to these
aspects: HR planning, recruitment and selection, induction,
placement, deployment and transfers, training and development,
pay, benefits and welfare, performance management, career
planning and development, maintenance, safety and health,
industrial relations, grievance handling and discipline and exist/
separation. It also covers general policies relating to issues of
human rights, gender and diversity.
All policies will be aligned with existing legal and regulatory
frameworks (including the Constitution and the Judicial Services
Act) and good practices in human resource management.
5.3.14 Human Resource Management and Development -
Comprehensive Human Resource Inventory and Knowledge/ Skills
Appraisal in support of Staff Optimisation in the Judiciary
As noted earlier, the existing human resource complement in
the Judiciary, while under-staffed on paper, is skewed towards
a preponderance of judicial support staff over judicial officers,
with particularly high staffing levels in general clerical and support
positions (See Annex 8).
The quantum of staffing presents one of two challenges facing the
Judiciary – a second one relates to knowledge and skill levels. An
initial assessment of educational qualifications across the Judiciary
shows that the current knowledge base is less than optimal, as
Figure 5.4 illustrates.