Gov�t Should Learn To Consult

The National Committee of Secretaries (NCC) is currently considering taking government to court for contempt. One of the reasons why the employees decided to take legal action against their employer is the very lack of consultation that everyone keeps talking about.

The NCC took Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) to court over a new scheme, which altered terms of progression drastically without consulting them. The new scheme of course came with new qualifying criteria rating system. “This means for us to qualify for progression/ advancement, we will have to satisfy additional competency based requirements that were not originally there.