[LINK] Severance payouts ruined Fahey plan

[Howard Lowndes]

I find the sting in the tail rather disturbing.  The very concept that
legislation could compel staff to accept employment with the new vendor
smacks of conscription.

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Howard.
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LANNet Computing Associates <http://www.lannet.com.au>

On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:

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> The outcome reflects a warning to the Cabinet from the Public Service and
> Merit Protection Commission that Mr Fahey's submission "fails to inform
> ministers that without legislation there is nothing which can compel
> existing staff to accept employment with the new vendor; that there is no
> way of predicting with certainty how many employees will accept employment
> with the new vendor; and that transition costs ... will increase
> significantly if fewer than the 70 per cent of staff accept employment with
> the new vendor".