Audit of Readiness for the New Public Service Employment Act

HighlightsAudit of Readiness for the New Public Service Employment Act October 2006agencies had met the essential elementsWhy did the Public ServiceThe Public Serviceprior to the implementation of the newCommission conduct this audit?Commission (PSC) PSEA. The PSC chose to audit the Readinessis an independent for the new PSEA because of the importanceThe new Public Service Employment Actof these changes and the early detection of(PSEA), which came into forceagency reportingpotential problems.December 31, 2005, is an importantto Parliament,component of the modernization ofmandated to We selected six organizations to audithuman resources management in thesafeguard the representing large, medium, and smallpublic service of Canada. The intent isorganizations and those with a regionalintegrity of the public to allow the appointment process to bepresence. The audit covered the periodmore adaptable and efficient. Also, it isservice staffingfrom January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006.intended that there will be more roomsystem and the Staffing activities and appointments underfor managers to exercise judgement inpolitical neutrality of the new PSEA were only being implementedcarrying out appointment processes andat this time, and consequently, the auditthe public service. in making appointment decisions. Thedid not include a review of completedPSC developed essential elements thatIn addition,the PSCappointment processes by which todepartments and agencies had to ...