Not enough incentive to treat patients
There is a bit of a tizwas about whether there are people waiting too long on waiting lists and whether this is a legacy of Labour’s policy or the fault of the coalition government. Some say waiting times are going up and others point to new measures coming in from the government that will address [...]
Why performance related pay is bad for the public sector
Glyn Lumley has written an excellent blog post entitled 10 reasons why performance-related pay should not be used in the public sector and I recommend reading it before proceeding with this post. I would like to add reason 11, which is hinted at in Glyn’s reasons 8 and 9. He cites Daniel Pink and Alfie [...]
Rewards will worsen attendance
North Lincolnshire Council is to consider rewarding staff for good attendance and it won’t help a bit. In fact it will make things worse. If you read the agenda for the 9th June 2010 cabinet that will be held this coming Wednesday, you will see it is full of things like “implement check list”, “targets [...]
Higher pay does NOT lead to better performance
A recent story in The Herald Scotland with the title,Managers in the NHS ‘should be paid more’ serves to illustrate the confusion over incentives, performance related pay and bonuses. The story describes a report into the pay of NHS managers in Scotland. The report also says that performance-related pay-outs have been “largely ineffective” in encouraging [...]
Can’t get no dissatisfaction
The light works in my girlfriend’s kitchen. I bet the light works in your kitchen and you don’t even think about it. Well the strip light in this kitchen hasn’t worked properly for ages. For the want of 99 pence worth of a new starter, we have both been getting up on a chair to [...]
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