This would involve dissolution of the public sector unions as they are the sole reason for poor/no service delivery.
The purpose of public services is not for the benefit of the employees but that’s increasingly the case.
Public Sector unions are no longer required due to the numerous employment law protections enjoyed by the PS employees
It’s generally accepted that PS unions are preventing the reforms necessary taking place.
From workers going on strike to be paid extra for additional training taking place during the working day,
the multiple types of paid leave on top of annual leave
Was this post moved from the "Rise in extremist politics"?
How are public service unions the sole reason for poor/no service delivery and who are you calling upon to dissolve them?
They're preventing reform - their sole interest is the protection of their members rather than service delivery.
The government, obviously.
Public services are a broad brush, could you be a little more specific?
Them all - they're all represented by militant unions
Surely union members are best placed to decide if they want to be in a union or not?
No - by definition, the purpose of public services is delivery of service to the public not prevention of same.
Is it? Any specific reform in mind?
Comprehensive
Is this upskilling?
Yes
Such as?
I don't work for a LA so I'm not privy to the 20 plus types of leave but this came up with the threatened strike at Roscommon CC last year when changes to flexi-leave were being opposed by the CC staff. For example, I know a senior fire officer who takes "flexi-leave" from October to January every year; utterly unbelievable.
"Flexi-leave from October to January" ???.
It would be unbelievable - if it were true, that is.
To say that public sector unions are the sole reason for poor service delivery, is a bit of a cop-out.There is not one political party or Independent even talking about public service reform or the public cost of the PS superannuation stipend.
This would involve dissolution of the public sector unions as they are the sole reason for poor/no service delivery.
spot onTo say that public sector unions are the sole reason for poor service delivery, is a bit of a cop-out.
I used to believe this, but I have come increasingly to think that weak management is a larger part of the problem. PPars was primarily a management failure. The cost overruns in the Children's Hospital are primarily a management failure in the making.
The reasons for weak management are manifold, and strong unions are part of the issue, but its not Dublins fault that Mayo can't win an All-Ireland.
The career path for public sector managers, particularly those in senior positions now, was leave school, get a paper pushing job with the health board and work your way up. These people are starts of office politics, brilliant at working the system, not so good at changing the system.
Politics undermines public sector management. Any reform has to avoid offending short term political calculations, which include but are not limited to calculations around workers interests.
Centralising cancer services is a show case of how management can overcome theses issues, but in a well managed health service it could have been implemented much more quickly. And it might also have addressed the issue of people travelling for hours by bus from Donegal to Galway for chemo.
Unless you feel like answering an endless number of vague questions from Wolfie I wouldn't waste my time, if I was you.There is not one political party or Independent even talking about public service reform or the public cost of the PS superannuation stipend.
This would involve dissolution of the public sector unions as they are the sole reason for poor/no service delivery.
The purpose of public services is not for the benefit of the employees but that’s increasingly the case. Public Sector unions are no longer required due to the numerous employment law protections enjoyed by the PS employees; Larkin would never have envisaged the benefits enshrined in law today.
It’s generally accepted that PS unions are preventing the reforms necessary taking place.
From workers going on strike to be paid extra for additional training taking place during the working day, the multiple types of paid leave on top of annual leave, which local authority employees are entitled to and rigidity of work practices and work location, major reform is urgently needed.
No government with any budget can ever improve public service delivery until this takes place.
Unless you feel like answering an endless number of vague questions from Wolfie
Nothing changes in service delivery due to union intransigence.Ouch! Its the start of a new week and perhaps the January blues have been shed? Time to go full throttle?
I will leave aside for the moment the inherent authoritarian diktat in ATC110 comment, which would have no place in a constitutional democracy.
I wont even ask a question, let alone a vague one. The notion of defining public sector reform as primarily, sorry solely, an issue to do with public sector unions is simplistic at best, completely devoid of any understanding of what the public service is and what it is for at worst.
Just so as to be clear, so im not interpreted as being vague, the OP is clueless.
The Unions have a veto over any and all changes so yes, in effect they are a big part of the problem but ultimately strikes etc are a failure of management. when employees get to elect their bosses how can we expect anything other than what we have?Nothing changes in service delivery due to union intransigence.
I'd like to see standardised contracts for all HSE grades so that, for example, nurses at the same grade in each hospital are on the same contract. That would enable far more efficient payroll systems.What reforms in the Public Sector are you looking for?
Given your point about Public Sector superannuation I presume you want PS employees to have their pension entitlements diminished? What sort of a reduction should they get?
I thought we were due an anti-public sector rant, just like buses now we've had two in a day!
There will be no changes in the HSE , While FF/FG/LAB Cosy Cartel keep speaking out of both sides of there Mouth at the same time,I'd like to see standardised contracts for all HSE grades so that, for example, nurses at the same grade in each hospital are on the same contract. That would enable far more efficient payroll systems.
I'd like to see best practice formalised across the Hospitals and rolled out in each hospital so that, for example, if St Vincent's hospital have the best method for managing admissions through A&E then all hospitals must use their system etc.
I'd like to see the retirement age for State employees the same as the State pension age (and that age should be 67 and then 68 and older as we live longer).
I'd like to see far more shared services across the entire State sector.
I'd like to see the Public Services card used for accessing all State services.
I'd like to see self funded pensions for everyone so that we don't foist even more of our costs on our grandchildren and their children.
While that's being rolled out I'd like to see the abolition of the Pension Levy for State employees , to be replaced by a smaller pay cut so that the burden can be shared by retired State employees.
That sort of thing.
Some of the money saved could be used to expand the Public Sector as it has not grown in line with general population or economic growth.
The alternative is the extreme left of the Shinners, the communists of Solidarity or your local parish pump politician. I'd love to have a centralist progressive party to vote for but all parties in Ireland are well to the left of centre on economic issues.There will be no changes in the HSE , While FF/FG/LAB Cosy Cartel keep speaking out of both sides of there Mouth at the same time,
Try spotting FF/FG/LAB second class supporters around Election Time singing there praises ,in the 30 to 50 age group The good news is the love paying extra tax for FF/FG/LAB to buy there way back to power,
You know that the say about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different results,
I remember the General election in Dec 1992 27 Dail when John Bruton saying he would not go into Government With Democratic Left ,The alternative is the extreme left of the Shinners, the communists of Solidarity or your local parish pump politician. I'd love to have a centralist progressive party to vote for but all parties in Ireland are well to the left of centre on economic issues.
constitutional right to be represented by a Union do you simply suggest that the State simply follows Hitler’s example in outlawing Trade Unions in 1933 and sequestering all their funds ?
Do you foresee a Strike that would render the State ungovernable?
I find your posts really hard to read. The punctuation, when present, is in the wrong places. There are capital letters everywhere and there is no structure.At110
All of my family work in the private sector, It upsets me how the heading of your post only mentions Public servants REFORM
Government REFORM and the closing all Pension loopholes,
Pension 370000,
There is a lot more tax Foregoing loopholes costing the Taxpayers,billions so far and no service provided,
The public servant they served us well up to there retirement,
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