News article today quotes Brian Hayes referring to the forthcoming introduction of performance-related bonuses for public servants such as civil servants, teachers, nurses, (Gardai?), and others. Two points of view strike me as likely:
1. More "jam" for cossetted public servants
2. It's a good idea to reward workers who go the extra mile, just make sure the measurement system isn't another "ATM".
But, isn't really about incentivising performance and financial incentive is much further down the list of what motivates people to go that extra mile than money. So, shouldn't all the time and effort be put first into better human capital management, starting with better recruitment, induction and probation systems for public servants?
1. More "jam" for cossetted public servants
2. It's a good idea to reward workers who go the extra mile, just make sure the measurement system isn't another "ATM".
But, isn't really about incentivising performance and financial incentive is much further down the list of what motivates people to go that extra mile than money. So, shouldn't all the time and effort be put first into better human capital management, starting with better recruitment, induction and probation systems for public servants?