The devolution of HR responsibilities – perspectives from the UK’s public sector
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines the reallocation of human resource management responsibilities from HR specialists to line managers in UK public sector organisations in an increasingly regulated working environment. It uses evidence about the extent and scope of HR devolution in a large unitary city council, the British Library and a county probationary service. Based on the perceptions of senior managers, middle managers, HR specialists and the trade union representatives, it specifically explores: the issues devolution raises about the HR responsibilities of line managers; the experience of HR devolution in the public sector; and the impact of a more externally regulated and litigious workplace on continuing devolution.
Authors: Lynette Harris, Dave Doughty, Susan Kirk
Institution: Nottingham Trent University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1967555733