Managing the Public Sector Wage Bill during COVID-19
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) crisis is unique and requires tough policy choices for managing the public sector wage bill to best achieve the difficult balance between fiscal consolidation, protection of lives and livelihoods, service delivery, a...
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okr-10986-343242021-05-25T09:55:21Z Managing the Public Sector Wage Bill during COVID-19 World Bank PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES EMPLOYMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES LABOR MARKET PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ESSENTIAL STAFF CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE WAGE PREMIUM The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) crisis is unique and requires tough policy choices for managing the public sector wage bill to best achieve the difficult balance between fiscal consolidation, protection of lives and livelihoods, service delivery, and job restoration. In the emergency phase, the priority should be on protecting lives and livelihoods. Short-term measures will likely increase the wage bill. As a result, in the recovery and resilience phase, priority must be given to fiscal consolidation, the reduction of labor market distortions that may hurt private sector job creation, and an increase in the productivity of the public sector so that more outputs are produced per worker. To these ends, the note provides suggestions that countries can adapt based on their circumstances and given that they entered this crisis from different starting points: emergency phase: protect public sector employment and wages, increase staffing for essential functions, and provide adequate compensation for essential workers; and recovery and resilience phase: monitor the public sector wage premium, curtail high pay and remove distortionary allowances, build staffing flexibility and agility, emphasize compensation and management reforms to improve productivity, and leverage technology and data for decision-making. 2020-08-11T16:16:54Z 2020-08-11T16:16:54Z 2020-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/702981597125024163/Governance-COVID-19-Response-Managing-the-Public-Sector-Wage-Bill-during-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34324 English Governance COVID-19 Response; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study |
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The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) crisis
is unique and requires tough policy choices for managing the
public sector wage bill to best achieve the difficult
balance between fiscal consolidation, protection of lives
and livelihoods, service delivery, and job restoration. In
the emergency phase, the priority should be on protecting
lives and livelihoods. Short-term measures will likely
increase the wage bill. As a result, in the recovery and
resilience phase, priority must be given to fiscal
consolidation, the reduction of labor market distortions
that may hurt private sector job creation, and an increase
in the productivity of the public sector so that more
outputs are produced per worker. To these ends, the note
provides suggestions that countries can adapt based on their
circumstances and given that they entered this crisis from
different starting points: emergency phase: protect public
sector employment and wages, increase staffing for essential
functions, and provide adequate compensation for essential
workers; and recovery and resilience phase: monitor the
public sector wage premium, curtail high pay and remove
distortionary allowances, build staffing flexibility and
agility, emphasize compensation and management reforms to
improve productivity, and leverage technology and data for decision-making. |
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Managing the Public Sector Wage Bill during COVID-19 |
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Managing the Public Sector Wage Bill during COVID-19 |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/702981597125024163/Governance-COVID-19-Response-Managing-the-Public-Sector-Wage-Bill-during-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34324 |
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