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In certain cases, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has delegated full staffing authority to departments, allowing them to develop their own recruitment systems and hire specific professional groups outside the public service. In those cases, the audit observed the staffing process was more efficient and faster, with most of the hiring done in the form of indeterminate employment. The audit also examined the hiring practices of selected Crown corporations and separate employers not governed under the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), and noted that although their hiring principles and policies did not materially differ from those found in the core public service, these entities were reportedly more adroit in hiring and took less time to fill officer-level jobs, i.e., from two weeks to three months.[4]
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