Mamie I know who is in the select committee. I was not picking up on *lilygran"'s sarcasm first time. Missing that all important tone of voice.
I agree lilygran that there are some great managers in the public sector. Running schools for instance. But if you want someone to deal with a commercial contract it is not management skills you need but specific commercial skills - a different thing - plus the ability to stay one jump ahead of the very clever folk that you are dealing with. I know some great public sector managers who do not have a commercial bone in their bodies.
The history of outsourcing major projects by the cc has not been impressive over the years.
But the idea came up, originally, because of unreasonable behaviour by some unions. This still lingers on in certain industries. I know someone who manages a large outsourced workforce in a major industrial setting. Permanent staff are allowed 20 days paid sick leave a year. Every man jack of them takes all 20 days (on top of generous holidays, flexitimeetc). I put this down to a combination of "strong" unions and poor management over the years
Outsourced workforce rarely take a day off at all. 1 or 2 days a year average. If that particular business was still running on a majority of permanent contracts it would not be a success, but outsourcing has allowed it to become so.
Good Morning Saturday 27th April 2024