The government is continuing the reform of civil servant appraisal which has been ongoing for two years and has announced that a team will be set up to pinpoint the factors which, by applying behavioural sciences to the administration, could improve motivation and the feeling of belonging. The results of this work should help consolidate the assessment criteria falling within the cognitive sphere.

On 1 January 2021, all local authorities must have drafted their management guidelines. For some, this may be a very complicated affair. To help them, the local civil service’s monitoring centre has created an assistant (pre-filled data, comparisons) with the aim of providing a “help” framework for the multi-annual strategy for steering human resources and promotion/leveraging career paths.

Professional exchanges using video calls have been very widely used since the start of the health crisis and they are also subject to guidelines that users should be aware of and abide by. Irish public employers have published a guide setting out to the correct uses of connections from home. A large amount of practical and technical advice helps optimise a growing means of staying in touch.