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Other Management Arrangements
Human Resources
The Chief Executive is responsible for all aspects (except pensions) of Human Resource management for Transport Scotland staff, in line with the Scottish Executive's Human Resources policies and procedures. Details of Human Resource management and policy are set out in the Corporate Plan.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The staff of Transport Scotland are civil servants and subject to the terms and conditions of service for Scottish Executive Main employees. They are members of, or eligible to join, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Recruitment
The Chief Executive of Transport Scotland is appointed by open competition overseen by the Civil Service Commissioners. The Chief Executive is a civil servant and subject to the Civil Service Code of Conduct.
Transport Scotland is responsible for the recruitment of its staff. Recruitment for Senior Civil Service posts will be the responsibility of the Chief Executive in consultation with the Scottish Executive's Director of Human Resources. All recruitment, including that for Senior Civil Service posts, will adhere to the Scottish Executive's recruitment policies and procedures.
Staff relations
The Chief Executive is responsible for promoting and supporting effective staff relations, consulting with trade union representatives where appropriate in line with the Partnership Agreement between the Council of Scottish Executive Unions and the Executive.
Training and staff development
The Chief Executive is responsible for the training and development of staff to ensure that all staff have the knowledge, skills and experience required for Transport Scotland to deliver successfully.
Professional staff will have access to their Head of Profession (where one exists), wherever located within the Scottish Executive.
Promotion
Transport Scotland staff remain eligible for promotion opportunities in the Scottish Executive, and vice versa. Transport Scotland will agree with the Scottish Executive each year the arrangements that are needed to ensure common promotion standards between it and the rest of the Scottish Executive.
Health and Safety
The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Support Services
The Chief Executive is responsible for securing and monitoring delivery of the support services required by Transport Scotland, with regard to the requirements of Efficient Government and value for money. The Chief Executive will keep the provision of support services under review, in discussion with the Head of ETLLD, and set out proposals for review of specific services in the Corporate Plan.
Transport Scotland will be responsible for procuring the following services directly, ensuring that opportunities to share services with other executive agencies or Scottish Executive Departments, in line with Efficient Government requirements, are considered where appropriate:
- Financial management and accounting arrangements, using SEAS.
- Any additional Press and PR support, in liaison with the Scottish Executive Media and Communications Group.
- Human Resources, excluding payroll.
- Internal audit.
- Accommodation.
- Legal services.
- Procurement expertise.
The Scottish Executive will provide the following support services:
- Ministerial press support.
- Information systems, including SCOTS, SEAS, ERDM and telecoms.
- IT systems support.
- Payroll.
- Analytical services.
A Service Level Agreement will be agreed between Transport Scotland and any Scottish Executive Department responsible for the provision of shared services.
Equalities
The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring adherence to Scottish Executive equalities policies, and relevant equalities legislation, as they apply to Transport Scotland employees, third parties acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, and in Transport Scotland's role as a public body in the promotion of equality. Policy statements are set out in the Corporate Plan.
Freedom of Information and Data Protection
The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring adherence to Scottish Executive policies and procedures, and relevant legislation, on Freedom of Information and Data Protection are adhered to. Policy statements are set out in the Corporate Plan.
Complaints
The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring that effective procedures for handling complaints about Transport Scotland are established, published, and adhered to.
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