Reps talk on improved guidelines for civil service

10/02/2010

Representatives from government ministries and departments met at Parliament Complex to review and evaluate the 1993 edition of the Public Service’s General Orders.

The General Orders are prescribed terms and conditions of service for civil servants and the procedures needed to be followed when dealing with staffing and other matters within the Public Service.

Permanent Secretary for the Public Service, Mr Parmesh Chand said there was a real need to review certain procedures relating to staffing and to incorporate them to the current changes in decrees and policies that are in place.

Opening the one day workshop Deputy Secretary Mr Peni Ratumaitavuki informed the representatives there was a great need for civil servants to be made aware of their responsibilities as well as their entitlements contained within the General Orders  and that the onus was on them to effectively communicate this to their colleagues in order to bring about transparency and accountability.

“The General Orders  is  an essential everyday working tool for all civil servants,  it is a guide for everyone either in the technical or professional field that must be referred to.”
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With PSC focused on implementing Government’s vision and policies, Mr Ratumaitavuki emphasized the need to build constructive relationships within the civil service and with government’s stakeholders in ensuring that effective and efficient services are provided.

Consultations on amendments to the 1993 General Orders is spearheaded by the Employment Relations Division of the Public Service Commission.

It is expected that the new General Orders would be out by mid March.