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N-iddle managers out from behind desk by Joshua Samuel A preliminary report conducted conducted for Ontario Hydro concluded concluded that 10 per cent of its 24,000 employees, or 2,400 people, people, could be more efficiently deployed elsewhere in the company. company. Although no specific positions are identifed, the targeted group is the 6352 management and professional staff which account for 26 per cent of Hydro employees. According to Janice Arnoldi of Ontario Hydro, management and professional staff include non-supervisory and support personnel who earn an average of $56,189 per year. There are 5 employee levels at Hydro'and management staff are in the middle. Above them are 968 supervisors and below them are 4000 clerks. When asked to describe exactly exactly what management staff does copsidering they are neither clerks, nor supervisors, nor technical staff, a public relations officers at Ontario Hydro replied, "I don't know, but I can assure you they don't do nothing". Ontario Hydro has undertaken undertaken a more in depth study in order to identify the least efficient efficient aspects of the corporation. Hydro plans to retrain and relocate the approximately 2400 people. Says Ms. Arnoldi, "the whole (restructuring) process will be well underway by the end of 1989". Presently, $ 135m is being paid out to the inefficient individuals. Hydro is not alone it its struggle struggle to shake the middle management management inefficiency syndrome - a bureaucratic phenomenon which is not confined solely to the public sector. IBM, which is one of America's most successful, successful, private sector companies, companies, has begun a management management redeployment in order to lower operating costs. IBM has undergone major restructuring in the past two years and more is planned. Speculators say IBM plans to move up to 10,000 people from staff jobs to sales positions whee they may generate revenue for the corporation. In a previous shake-up, 15,000 workers accepted early retirement. retirement. For over ten years;, IBM has had a policy of zero lay offs; however, it is quietly hoped that many people will quit rather than relocate. In an effort to-reduce the black hole of corporate North America, several major companies companies are attempting to get middle managers out from behind the desk and employed in more productive tasks. For the managers involved, they will be faced with the inconvenience of relocation and retraining; however, in most cases, it will not mean a reduction in pay or loss of job. fewer people but usually these were large rural areas. But it provided a good balance of input. input. The way the numbers worked out Ward HI would have lost the trustee. At the last board meeting the trustees past a resolution which maintains the current distribution. distribution. The board decided against adding any more trustees (it could have added up to two) for the present time. I suspect that we will see more trustees in the 1991 election. At the same special board meeting trustees voted, to increase increase their pay by 4.5 per cent in each of the next three years. This will mean a trustee will be paid approximately $6,235.00 in their final year of the next term (1991). This is a far cry from the $44,000 plus that some boards receive. But it is reasonable compensation for the office. I do not believe the statements that more money would attract better candidates. For the position position of trustee, children and their futre should be the motivating factor - not money. At the next board meeting I hope to introduce a motion to Around the Board with Bob Willsher In June I announced I would not be seeking another term as Trustee/for the Board of Education. Education. I have enjoyed the past six years on the board. There hayg been many challenges and a lot of new experieilces. Perhaps the most memorable will be the op-, portunity of meeting so many very fine people. Our board is fortunate to have so many dedicated to educational excellent. excellent. This spirit runs front the folks in our maintenance staff to the secretaries in the schools to the administrative group at the board office and our teachers. I have expressed my pride in the quality of our professionals before and six years of contact has not diminished that pride. There is no single reason for not running for office again. Certainly there is more I would like to see done. I guess I just believe that life has too much to offer, too many interesting things to do, to stay at one thing. The past six years have been demanding of my time. My family has been supportive and patient. They deserve a little little more attention. It has been a great six years but now it is someone someone else's turn to represent Ward III on the board. ~ I certainly hope there are others who would be willing to untake the challenge of being a. trustee. In my opinion it is probably probably the most important elected office. If you are .interested .interested and would like a little ,nput from me, please call me at Orono Weekly have our board review its' cur- rerit, recycling habits. 1 know some schools participate in the recycling programs where they 'exist. I would like to see a comprehensive comprehensive effort made by all areas of the board's operations to reduce the amount of garbage garbage we contribute to our landfill landfill sites. The rapid growth of Newcastle Newcastle Village will add pressures to our schools. In particular Newcastle Public School will see substantial growth over the next year or so. The expansion of the school will not likely get approval approval from the province until the students are hanging out the windows. It is on the boards' list. It may be necessary to try to maximize the space available at Lockhart School by transporting transporting children from the developments on the fringe of the Village' to that school. It makes no sense to spend money on portables and have empty classrdoms nearby. It is something we need to think about. I don't want, to spoil the students' summer, but there is less than a month left before Times, Wednesday, August 10th, 1988-5 Will benefit Durham Lung Association The Scottish Festival is coming! coming! The McLaughlin Armoury (Simcoe Street North, Oshawa), will come alive with the sights and sounds of Scotland every evening from 7:00 p.m. until 1:00 a m., Thursday, August 18th, Friday, August 19th and Saturday, August 20th. For just $9.00 a couple, you can join In the fun and merriment. The nightly live entertainment will feature the Scott McCormick Pipeband, Singer Janette Desousa, Scottish Dancing and Scottish fare and souveniers. Proceeds from this unique event will benefit the Durham Region Lung Association and the Oshawa and District Association for Community Living.' for ticket information call 436-1046. school starts again. Enjoy what's left! ■ See you in September.' #87-4845.1 have lots of material that will help you prepare for the challenge if you're interested. interested. The other issue related to my announcement concerns rumors that I may be running for another elected-position in the Town of Newcastle. Let me clear the record by stating 1 am not running for any public office office in the fall elections. My interest interest will be there but not my name. The maintenance people have been hard at work this summer making changes, repairs and generally polishing up -our ■ schools for September. With the heat this summer it must be tougher than usual. The paving at the Clarke/Pines campus is now complete. It looks super! ' This should make it easier for the maintenance staff to keep the schools cleaner. I know those people parking there will not miss the potholes or puddles. puddles. The provincial government made numerous changes in the elections act and the way we are represented. Before the changes trustees were basically allocated on the amount of assessment. ,Now it will be based on population. population. It's a complicated system that I still don't fully understand. understand. In any event, these changes meant the Town of Newcastle would have lost one trustee on the Board. The present present distribution (Newcastle has six) worked well. 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