Overview of Human Resources Management Modernization
The Human Resources Management Modernization Branch was
established in April 2004 within the Public Service Human
Resources Management Agency of Canada. The Branch provides
guidance and direction to organizations for the implementation of
the various HR modernization programs.
Human resources management modernization is a Government of
Canada priority that is reshaping the public service. The goal
is to create a modern, professional public service, dedicated to
the public interest – a public service that plays a central
role in the successful business of government, and in the
delivery of quality service to Canadians.
This transformation of the public service includes the
implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act;
leading the ongoing process of modernizing the Classification
system; creating, with the Public Service Commission, a
modernized employment regime; and developing the HR management
dimension of new shared services initiatives.
Human Resources Management Modernization initiatives
The Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA)
introduced a new way of doing business that will improve how the
government serves Canadians. Deputy heads have more flexibility
in hiring, supporting and managing their people along with
strengthened accountability based on transparency, fairness and
respect. Labour-management relations are becoming more
collaborative with both management and labour working together to
foster a mature, healthy and productive workplace. Employees at
all levels will have access to a more comprehensive, career-long
approach to learning and professional development. The PSMA is an
empowering Act, which is destined to produce the policy
frameworks and tools needed to support the modernization of human
resources management within the public service.
Classification Modernization will ensure that jobs are
aligned with business realities, the needs of managers and the
expectations of employees. The government’s framework for
human resources modernization sets out a new equation for reform
of the classification system, one that integrates classification
with the broader goals of management modernization, so that we
can get the right people in the right jobs - faster.
Employment Policies are being reviewed in order to build
a modern, coherent, horizontal ‘core’ policy suite
that is reflective of the goals of the PSMA, the needs of
managers and the evolving business of government.
The HR element of the Internal Services Modernization
Program is an important effort to improve the way these
services are delivered. Using common business processes
supported by a single integrated system, it is the catalyst
needed for real operational and service delivery change. Shared
services and systems for HR is expected to deliver transformative
and strategic benefits, such as enabling the HR professional to
spend less time providing basic transactional services and more
time engaging in the business of government, as both a strategic
and business partner.
|
