Public sector gets a health check

26/03/2008

A new initiative has been launched to help public sector employers monitor their hiring and retention, Onrec.com has reported.

The HR Health Check is designed to help government departments, local councils and the emergency services best manage their employees.

Sean Howard, director of SHL, which provides the service, explained that it could help counter problems with absenteeism by "putting tools in place that can help identify potential employees who will have good attendance records and will be effective and positive team members".

The company advises on assessment techniques, ability tests, occupational personality questionnaires and interviews.

The public sector offers a number of positions including secretarial and legal jobs and employs more than five million people.

Recent data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the government reduced the number of employees in the Civil Service by 6,000 in the third quarter of 2007.

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