The curious world of Human Resources

The Land Registry has, in recent times, displayed a strange slant on Government policy when it comes to HR. To illustrate this point we ask you to consider the following.

Example 1:

• It is Government policy to reduce costs by relocating staff out of London. (Up to 20,000 civil servants will be relocated from Whitehall with savings to the taxpayer of an estimated £2bn over 15 years).

• The Land Registry is forcing a couple of HR staff to relocate from Coventry to Nottingham and recruiting extra staff in London.

Example 2:

• The purpose of Job Evaluation & Grading Support (JEGS) is to measure jobs not job holders.

• The Land Registrys' interpretation is to carry out a JEGS and discover that the Personnel Manager is doing the work of a higher grade and then give them a promotion. (Elsewhere in the Agency staff compete for the new grade).