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White Paper on Public Sector Reform7:2:6 Employee ComfortThe office accommodation and other physical working conditions ofsome government departments need substantial upgrading, including theprovision of new accommodations. Employees have drawn strongattention to this chronic problem at times in decisive ways. Manyproductive hours are lost to sickness as a direct consequence of badoffice accommodation. A satisfactory standard of accommodation inwhich both the public and the employees can do their business incomfort is urgently required.The government will give this matter priority. The AccommodationsCommittee will survey the full requirements for government’s officeaccommodation and short term and long term solutions will beundertaken in the context of a policy for improving and managinggovernment’s physical assets.7:3 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN<strong>FOR</strong>MATIONSYSTEMA computerised data bank of all staff within the public sector will be created.At present, the Civil List provides information on persons occupying variousestablished positions within the Civil Service. However, there is nocorresponding list regarding the personnel in unestablished, temporary or casualposts. Casual employees and staff of statutory agencies are not listed in thedata bank. The Management Information System will account also for suchpersonnel.
White Paper on Public Sector ReformThe Government views the establishment of the data bank as necessary andurgent to inform and improve processes of staff placement, manpower planning,career and succession planning and promotion. Transfers of staff and thepayment of government pensions will also be facilitated by such information.Each ministry, department and agency of government will therefore be requiredto maintain an updated record of all its personnel. This information will beinterlinked to the data bank within the Ministry responsible for human resourcemanagement and development.The Ministry of the Civil Service has already received technical assistance fromthe United Nations Department of Management Services in the form of anexpert in computerised data base systems, to prepare a plan and to advise on thehardware and software requirements and installation.The expert has submitted a preliminary report and the Ministry of the CivilService has started to collect basic personal data in collaboration with PersonnelAdministration Division and the Data Processing Department for a databasesystem. The Ministry has also acquired computers to facilitate the task. It isexpected that the data base should be completed within one year.7:4 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTTraining and development programmes will be organised specifically to reorientattitudes, values and behaviour, develop business culture withingovernment agencies, and equip employees with the skills and capabilities tomanage the change process and to perform the job competently. It will be
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