Rewarding work
The strategic approach to pay and benefits

One-week study programme 15 to 19 September 2008 Public Administration International in association with Eunoia

About the study programme

Citizens, governments, development partners and international agencies demand ever better, faster and more flexibly-delivered public services. Competition from the private sector and civil society organisations for workers with skills in shortage areas mean that public sector organisations must review how work is carried out and rewarded if they are to retain the staff they need and attract new recruits with different skills to meet changing requirements. At the same time, they have to respond to labour market forces which are putting upward pressure on the cost of recruiting, retaining and rewarding talented individuals.

This UK study programme is aimed at public sector policy makers, human resource practitioners and senior decision-makers. The programme will explore strategies being adopted to modernise the management of performance, pay and benefits in the public sector. It will focus on the UK and examine current thinking in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, with a view to sharing good practice with and among participants from a range of different backgrounds.

How participants will benefit

• Introduce participants to the UK programme of modernising and reform of public services and, in particular, the new approaches being adopted to pay and reward packages
• Enable participants to understand motivational aspects at work and identify the key drivers for change in approaches to these issues in their particular environments
• Explore strategies to link individual reward to organisational objectives and combine financial and non-financial rewards into ‘total reward’ packages
• Discuss private, public and not-for-profit sector approaches
• Compare experiences in participants’ own countries
• Identify aspects of UK experience which can be applied internationally and aspects of overseas experience from which the UK system might benefit
• Help participants to identify practical ways of initiating new approaches to pay and benefits on return to their own countries.

What the programme will cover

The programme will comprise two main components:

• Participants will be briefed about the UK Government’s modernisation and reform programme; the strategies being adopted in various public, private and not for profit sector organisations; how successful these strategies have been and how they fit into wider objectives and values of the organisations and the public sector as a whole;
• Participants will consider, in the light of shared experience, options for their own national circumstances, development of action plans and strategies for change.

Participants will be invited to give informal presentations on their own system and to talk about the particular challenges faced in handling pay and benefits in their own organisation and country.

Programme Outline

We reserve the right to change the programme as necessary.

Public Administration International (PAI)

Public Administration International specialises in management consultancy and development services for organisations in and associated with the public sector worldwide. We provide advice and support for governments undergoing political, economic, structural and legislative change. Our extensive network of associates includes practitioners, academics and independent consultants.

The Director of Studies for this study programme will be Jeanne Berry. Jeanne has more than twenty years’ experience in central and local government Human Resources management, most recently as a Senior Human Resources Advisor to a UK County Council employing more than 11,000 staff. She has also carried out a range of consultancy assignments on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and others covering a wide range of project-based Human Resource Management tasks within a variety of government departments in Barbados, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia. In 2003, Jeanne was made a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is an Associate of Eunoia.

Eunoia

Eunoia is a partnership of practitioners with a wide range of experience in public sector change. Eunoia’s partners have delivered highly successful organisational development projects across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and in the UK. They are currently working on a range of information and governance initiatives in Botswana, Ethiopia and the UK.

Location and arrival arrangements

The study programme will be based in central London. Visits to people who have direct experience of managing pay and benefits strategies in the public and private sectors will be included. On request, PAI can assist with finding suitable hotel accommodation and can arrange travel to and from the airport.

Language

The programme will be conducted in English. Participants will be expected to have a good working knowledge of the language.

Fees and Other Costs

The fee for the two-week study programme will be £1,835. This includes tuition, travel to and from the airport, travel on official visits (travel on official visits is provided at cost) and documentation. UK Value Added Tax (VAT) will not be charged if applicants can provide written confirmation from their Government or its accredited representative that they are employed by the Government in furtherance of its sovereign activities. In all other cases, VAT (currently 17.5%) will be charged in addition to the fee. Payment in full must be received by PAI no later than 15 September 2008. Cheques should be made payable to Public Administration International. Alternatively, PAI is able to invoice individuals or government agencies. Payment by bank transfer is also acceptable.

Airfares, accommodation costs, daily travel (other than on visits scheduled in the programme), meals and living expenses are not included. We suggest that approximately £120 per person per day should be allowed for a modest standard of accommodation, local travel in the UK, meals and other incidental expenses. Participants requiring a higher standard of accommodation (for example a 4 star hotel) will need to allow approximately £175 per person per day.

Insurance:

Participants are advised to arrange travel and health insurance cover before leaving their home country.

How to apply

Please follow the link to complete an online application form, alternatively you can download the brochure for this study programme or contact:

Clare Walters
Public Administration International
10 Bayley Street
London, WC1B 3HB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7580 3590
F +44 (0)20 7580 4746
pai@public-admin.co.uk

Applications should be made as soon as possible as the number of available places is limited.

How to contact us

For further information about this programme or our consultancy and development services, please contact:

Claire Cameron or Donald McGregor
Executive Directors
Public Administration International
10 Bayley Street
London, WC1B 3HB
UK

T + 44 (0)20 7580 3590
F + 44 (0)20 7580 4746
pai@public-admin.co.uk
www.public-admin.co.uk

We also have extensive experience of designing tailor-made programmes which can be run in-country or in the UK to meet the specific needs of groups or individuals.  Please contact us if you would like further information.