Merit Principle definition

Merit Principle means the principle that merit governs the appointment of a person to, and advancement within, the Nunatsiavut Civil Service on the basis of qualifications, relative ability, knowledge and skills.

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Merit Principle means the selection of persons based on their fitness and ability for public employment and the retention of employees based on their demonstrated appropriate conduct and productive performance.

Merit Principle means and refers to the principle that, the prime consideration for an appointment, promotion or transfer under this Act should be that of merit, ie, the capacity of the person to perform particular duties, having regard to the person’s knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and personal attributes and the potential for future development of the person in employment in the Civil Service;

Examples of Merit Principle in a sentence

• The Merit Principle is the primary means to restrain or avoid political and bureaucratic influence over appointments and internal promotions.

• In addition to seconded employees, we identified the following two additional instances where the Merit Principle was not followed relating to permanent Departmental employees: • The Manager of Private Training was temporarily assigned to the position in November 2001 without a current job competition and was appointed permanently on 31 March 2004 again without a current job competition.

• July -June Merit Principle All appointments to positions at Yukon College, other than recall from layoff, shall be based on merit.

• Our review indicated that the Department did not always follow the spirit and intent of Government's recruitment process (i.e. the Merit Principle) in seconding employees.

• The Merit Principle, championed by the Public Service Commission (the Commission), requires that candidates be assessed with fairness and equity so that jobs will be awarded to the candidates most suitable for a position.

• This delegation is subject to an annual review by the Commission for compliance with its hiring practices and with the spirit and intent of the recruitment process (i.e. the Merit Principle).

More Definitions of Merit Principle

Merit Principle means the hiring of a candidate who is deemed the most suitably qualified for the position;

Merit Principle means the selection of a the candidate who is most suitably qualified for the position in the opinion of the selection committee.

Merit Principle means the principle that merit is a primary consideration in appointments to tribunals.