For the first time, civil servants' jobs may be at risk as a result of their “performance.”
The initiative, led by Frances Maude's Cabinet Office, will see a review of the Whitehall civil service announced next month.
Francis Maud said that civil servants themselves were “frustrated and concerned” that no action was taken against the “worst performers” and that those who worked hardest were not given the recognition they deserved. “I do,” he claims.
However, this statement appears to be at odds with Whitehall's performance-related bonus culture. At Whitehall, bonuses of up to £187,500 were given out on top of annual salaries this year.
But despite these enormous restraints, a quarter of the civil service has already become heavily Whitehall since the beginning of David Cameron's government.
why?
We believe there are two answers. An exodus of public servants to the private sector for well-paying jobs providing exactly the same services they provided in the public sector, with higher salaries and bonuses; This is an outflow of civil servants to the private sector, where they can earn a lot of money. They simply could not meet the “behavioral change” agenda imposed by Francis Maud and his common purpose training programs. Perhaps this second option is the cause of the low morale that public employee unions say they have.
So Maude now seems to have decided it's time to fire all civil servants who aren't coping well with behavioral changes and keep only those who are. It is understood one department will serve as a pilot for job cuts of up to 70%.
Naturally, the government has economic policies in place to guarantee them quality alternative jobs.
