Today I have penned an open letter to the leader of our country, with a solution to one of his upcoming problems - 6000 potential HR job losses from within the Government.
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
The Prime Ministers Office
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
Dear Mr Brown,
For some time now, you are your Government seem to be having a problem countering the exponentially rising tide of unemployment in the UK. Unfortunately due to the 'creative way' the economy has been managed over the last few years, this problem doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
As a man who has declared himself as the next Messiah and 'Saver of The Modern World', you seem to have spared little thought to the millions of people that are now unemployed and looking for work in an economy where so few jobs exist. Both yourself are Mr Darling seem very capable of creating theories and strategies to get hundreds of thousands of unemployed people - particularly the younger members of the working population - back to work. But you seem to have forgotten that you need to actually do something with all this hot air, and not just inflate another hot air balloon with it! The unemployed people want to know 'how' and 'when', and not more self publicising scriptures of fantasy.
As someone who does care passionately about the lack of advice and guidance the unemployed people are given, I believe that there is a solution that you could implement that would help make a real difference.
Last year you appointed former Logica chairman Martin Read is to head the Government's effort to streamline its information technology. This Operational Efficiency Programme is targeted to improve efficiency in back-office operations across all the Government departments and Quangos. in it he proposed introducing central-wide shared services to try and replicate the typical cost savings you would expect in the private sector of between 30-70%. The implication of this would mean the displacement of nearly 6000 HR jobs across the UK.
The great news, Mr Brown, is that you don't have to spend hundreds of £1000's in redundancy payments because you could use their skills in the Government body where they are most needed - the Job Centre Network!
Currently you have a complete lack of skills and competency within the Job Centre Network, with completely unqualified individuals dispensing advice and support to the unemployed. Why not transfer all the 'surplus' HR resources out into the Job Centre Network, to help train and develop the skill level of your employees at the sharp end of the unemployment crisis?
The cost cutting will be country wide, and the need for support is also country wide, as is the need to not spend any more public money on inflated redundancy payments. It makes absolute sense to allow these HR professionals to help the Government where they need it most, in developing it's own talent for the future, and investing in its own staff training programme.
Now I know, this course of action may prove a little uncomfortable for you, as you will actually have to make some difficult decisions. So what you can do is the decision to another scapegoat - Mr Darling or Mr Balls spring to mind, call it a 'new initiative' and there you have a potentially £multi-million saving to announce.
Then once again you can put on your sandals and white robes and 'believe' that you have again helped and saved millions of people!
Yours begrudgingly
A representative of the people
PS. The Bristol Balloon Festival is on the 9th August, and the organisers want to know if you will be free this year as they have a gas shortage?
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