On British Public Pay Reform
Author: Thomas Ching-peng Peng
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Public sector pay reform in the United Kingdom is one of the most radicalinstances in the world. It abolished the traditional pay system which emphasizesgrade and seniority and adopted a performance oriented and decentralized approachthat stresses individual performance and organizational discretion. The centralgovernment, through the spending limit controlled by the Treasury, delegates payauthority to departments and agencies. The British pay reform mechanism isexamined in light of the OECD countries experience and compared with the paysystem of Taiwan.
Keywords：administrative reform、agency、civil service、pay、senior civil service、UK