Highlights of the Year 2019-20

• Grade Management aspires to develop a more focused, systematic and integrated approach for the management of departmental and common grades as well as Model Scale 1 staff in terms of manpower planning, career development and training, recruitment, posting, performance management and promotion. The departmental posting policy and mechanism has been in place since May 2002. The posting policy is subject to periodic review to better meet the service development and overall operational needs of the Department and equip grade members with various work experience, training and development exposure. Enhanced measures in relation to posting policy and mechanism have been put in place since April 2015.
• Performance management is an integral part of a comprehensive HRM strategy and guidelines on good practices in performance management and completion of performance appraisals were updated and issued in December 2019 to facilitate a comprehensive, fair, accurate and timely performance appraisal system. A good performance management system also helps to maximise staff performance and potential and enhance work efficiency and productivity. Besides, Assessment Panels for the ranks of Social Work Officer and Assistant Social Work Officer have been established since 2016 to undertake levelling and moderating work among appraisal reports and see to the consistency in assessment standards in different work settings of the same rank.