Act’s proposal for chief executive bonuses alarms experts

Act’s proposal for chief executive bonuses alarms experts
David Seymour named public sector efficiency as being at the top of his list of priorities. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
The Act party’s proposal for ministers to award performance bonuses to chief executives has alarmed experts, who see it as undermining the political neutrality of the public service – one of the cornerstones of our system of government.As votes were being counted on Saturday, Act party leader David Seymour named public sector efficiency at the top of his list of key things it would be asking the National party for during coalition negotiations.His party’s policy includes setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for public ser...

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