http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/economics/pay-cuts-are-a-start-551115/ Richard Northedge takes on corporate finance Tue, 22 May 2012 05:13:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/economics/pay-cuts-are-a-start-551115/#comment-10519 John Tyrwhitt Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:05:06 +0000 http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/?p=402#comment-10519 Regarding public sector I submit that the more fundamental issue is not the service necessarily but the vast array of middle managers, back- office administrators and non-jobs that mostly prevent the service being carried out effectively. I totally agree that staff reductions are needed. In my opinion there is a need for drains-up restructuring. Employees should then be asked to reapply for a job. Front-line normally quailfied workers would not be the ones most at risk. Regarding public sector I submit that the more fundamental issue is not the service necessarily but the vast array of middle managers, back- office administrators and non-jobs that mostly prevent the service being carried out effectively. I totally agree that staff reductions are needed. In my opinion there is a need for drains-up restructuring. Employees should then be asked to reapply for a job. Front-line normally quailfied workers would not be the ones most at risk.

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