In order to achieve the above purpose, the division performs the following functions:
Industrial Class Employees Policy, Priorities and Practices:
- developing long term public service industrial class administration policy and operation guidelines;
- coordinating the day-to-day implementation of the approved industrial class administration policy;
- providing overall leadership on industrial class administration related matters at overall public service level;
- developing and maintaining sound industrial class administration systems and procedures;
- liaising with all ministries and departments on all industrial class administration matters; and
- generally serving as the focal point for all public service industrial related policy, priorities and practices, and provide effective professional direction and coordination.
Administering Industrial Class Conditions of Service:
- interpreting and applying the regulations pertaining to industrial class employees administration covering recruitment, placement, training, welfare, termination, etc.;
- developing, introducing and maintaining appropriate decision rules and action instructions based on approved rules and regulations for industrial class employees;
- providing day-to-day guidance and advice on all industrial class administration related matters to all ministries/departments;
- issuing directives and instructions promulgating industrial class regulations related interpretations, changes, additions, etc.;
- delegating appropriate industrial class administration related responsibilities and authority to ministries and departments as approved by the Director of Public Service and the Head of Civil Service; and
- introducing modern human resource management concepts and practices for industrial class to improve its overall performance and effectiveness.
Reviewing and Researching on Industrial Class Administration:
- periodically reviewing the public service industrial class administration related policies, regulations and practices to ensure that they remain relevant and effective;
- maintaining active liaison with all clients (ministries, departments, trade unions, local authorities and other agencies) in order to obtain reliable feedback on adequacy of industrial class administration regulations and systems; and
- undertaking specific industrial class administration related research programmes as and when necessary in order to improve the overall public service performance.
Industrial Class Code of Conduct:
- developing sound code of conduct for maintaining high integrity of industrial class employees;
- coordinating the overall implementation of the approved industrial class code of conduct;
- periodically reviewing the code to ensure that it remains relevant to the needs;
- monitoring the implementation of the industrial class disciplinary procedures; and
- providing guidance and direction on all industrial class conduct and discipline related matters.
Industrial Relations within the Public Service:
- administering the provisions of the regulations pertaining to the consultative machinery at all levels of the public service;
- providing professional leadership and guidance on all industrial relations matters at all levels of the service;
- providing secretariat service to the National Joint Industrial Coordination Committee and ensuring that the decisions of the councils are effectively carried out; and
- ensuring that the industrial relations within the public service remain harmonious and sound at all times.
Industrial Class Terminal and Retiring Matters:
- developing sound policy and operational guidelines on all matters pertaining to industrial class termination matters e.g. resignations, retirement, dismissal, abolition of posts, etc.;
- coordinating the day-to-day implementation of the relevant provisions of the regulations and approved policy and operational guidelines;
- developing and maintaining reliable and up-to-date records on all cases of termination of service;
- processing each case of termination with due regard to the regulations as well as the processing system to ensure that they remain relevant, effective and eficient; and
- providing professional guidance and direction on all matters pertaining to industrial class termination of service.
Coordination of Industrial Class Related Public Service Management Matters:
- developing appropriate industrial class related personnel plans, programmes and practises in the areas of:
i. industrial class recruitment and placement;
ii. industrial class training and development; and
iii. industrial class deployment and utilisation.
- coordinating and administering the approved industrial class employees personnel plans, programmes and practises covering recruitment, training and deployment;
- instituting appropriate measures to ensure that industrial class personnel practises and programmes remain consistent with the overall public service personnel practise and programmes; and
- liaising with ministries and departments to ensure that industrial class related plans, programmes and practices are carried out.
Ensuring Effective Management of the Industrial Class and Personnel Relations Division