SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Competition

PERSONNEL SERVICES

F115

1

Provision of the following services (and only the following) falls within section 2(2)(n) above—

a

personnel advice to any of the following, namely —

i

a defined authority or its elected members;

ii

any committee or sub-committee of a defined authority, or any other group of persons which reports to such an authority, committee or sub-committee; and

iii

any officer or department of a defined authority;

b

personnel advice to any other person in relation to the discharge of any functions of a defined authority;

c

conducting organisational and method studies and work studies including, in particular, conducting management service reviews and preparing business plans;

d

human resource management including, in particular, recruitment, monitoring, assessment and appraisal;

e

personnel research;

f

developing and maintaining statistical and managerial information systems:

g

subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, training a defined authority’s employees including, in particular, arranging, monitoring and evaluating training and development programmes;

h

developing and maintaining employee relations policies, practices and procedures;

i

personnel work in connection with any of the following, namely

i

pay and other employee benefits including, in particular, superannuation benefits;

ii

terms and conditions of employment;

iii

health and safety policies and procedures;

iv

employee welfare policies and procedures including, in particular, occupational health services; and

v

redundancy arrangements and agreements;

j

procuring, monitoring or supervising any services which fall within paragraphs (a) to (i) above and are provided for a defined authority by any person.

2

The activities described in sub-paragraph (1)(g) above do not fall within section 2(2)(n) above where they relate to—

a

the ordinary supervision of trainees or other employees; or

b

the training of fire-fighting members of fire brigades.