JERSEY’S public sector had more than 1,000 unfilled “unfunded, aspirational” vacancies earlier this year, which have now been scrapped, the Chief Minister has revealed.
Deputy Lyndon Farnham was responding to questions at a Scrutiny hearing about why the new government – which last month announced a nine-month recruitment freeze for civil servants earning £66,000 or more and a curb on engaging consultants – judged the public sector was too large.
Meanwhile, government chief executive Dr Andrew McLaughlin said the issue was less about size and more about improving the effectiveness of the civil service…
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