3.8 This strategy seeks to attract, retain and develop commercial staff with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage the government's future procurement activities.27 It aims to do this by eliminating discrepancies between government departments in pay, allowances, bonuses, and recognition of qualifications for commercial staff.
3.9 Eight of the ten recommendations made in this strategy were endorsed by departmental Permanent Secretaries in January 2009. The two recommendations aimed at equitable pay for procurement posts across government have yet to be agreed, pending further analysis. Commercial directors consider them an important step towards preventing staff moving from one department to another for better pay. Permanent Secretaries have asked for further detailed work to be performed on their proposed impact.
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27 Building the procurement profession in government. GPS reward strategy (December 2008).