Friday, November 25, 2011
"NHS fatcats take pay offs - then come back for more"
(Certain) former employees are often hired back as "consultants".
It supposedly relieves a company of the need to provide benefits, and allows easy termination when the "temporary" need expires.
Obviously, good judgement is required.
I think the real issue here is the attitude that government (agencies) have unlimited money, and so it's OK to get your piece of it, forever...
It supposedly relieves a company of the need to provide benefits, and allows easy termination when the "temporary" need expires.
Obviously, good judgement is required.
I think the real issue here is the attitude that government (agencies) have unlimited money, and so it's OK to get your piece of it, forever...
Laura Donnelly and Alison Moore recently reported on it on the U.K. Telegraph's website:
"Stephen Dorrell, chairman of the Commons health select committee, said: 'This is the sort of thing that gives effective management a really bad name.'
The Conservative MP said: 'In a service the size of the NHS it should be possible to find managers who can step in for short term situations, rather than to end up bringing people back at such inflated rates.'"
