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The Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), a component of the PSMA, came into force on December 31, 2005. With the implementation of the PSEA, federal organizations are obligated to focus on HR planning, which ensures that their staffing and staffing processes are aligned with their business plans and priorities. In addition, organizations are required to confirm that their integrated HR and business planning is the basis for appointment decisions. The PSEA gives deputy heads delegated authority for all staffing activity in their organization except for priority entitlements.[ 1 ] Departments and agencies are expected to respect both the core values of merit and non-partisanship, as well as the guiding staffing values of access, transparency, fairness and representativeness. The Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) only delegates those authorities that do not compromise its independence as an agency accountable to Parliament (section 15 of the PSEA).
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