Perhaps to align the Public Sector legislation with Private Sector legislation?
No, the relevant employment law is the same -- in that it does not distinguish between public and private sectors; and the minimum required amounts, periods, etc, are identical everywhere. But at the moment, the Government, as an employer, offers more generous contracts,than much of the private sector. Just as any employer is entitled to chose the T&Cs under which it employs its staff, subject to the restrictions of the employment acts.
The law being referred to is a specific, special purpose, instrument which would allow the Government, as an employer, the freedom to renege on pre-existing employment contracts. A freedom of action that the private sector does not, and cannot, enjoy.
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No, the relevant employment law is the same -- in that it does not distinguish between public and private sectors; and the minimum required amounts, periods, etc, are identical everywhere. But at the moment, the Government, as an employer, offers more generous contracts,than much of the private sector. Just as any employer is entitled to chose the T&Cs under which it employs its staff, subject to the restrictions of the employment acts.
The law being referred to is a specific, special purpose, instrument which would allow the Government, as an employer, the freedom to renege on pre-existing employment contracts. A freedom of action that the private sector does not, and cannot, enjoy.