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Call made for sustainable reform of public sector

18 May 2010
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Call made for sustainable reform of public sectorThe new Lib Dem-Conservative government should ensure it focuses on "sustainable reform" when it introduces cuts in the public sector budget, one organisation has declared.

According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), reductions in public spending should not be indiscriminate.

Ministers have been urged by the body to employ good operations management aimed at continuous improvement of the sector rather than simply pushing down staffing numbers and agency spending.

The government aims to reduce its expenditure by £6 billion over the coming year and the REC has launched its Public Sector Resourcing campaign for new skills, well-considered cuts and flexible staffing arrangements.

Its director of external relations Tom Hadley warned: "The need to reduce public expenditure is a given, but knee-jerk cuts would result in an unravelling of front line services."

Recent disappointing unemployment data caused the REC to call on the government to focus on job creation and labour market flexibility in order to boost the national workforce.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19783628-ADNFCR
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