On the urgency of the reform of public institutions from the perspective of "eating empty salaries"

Pay a lot, basically don't have to work. This is the working and living state that many people who are nearing retirement want, but Lao Li of Hangzhou doesn't agree. 53 years old, working in a provincial institution in Hangzhou. Shortly after being transferred to the unit in 2005, the unit did not arrange specific work for him. Lao Li was not willing to get paid for nothing, so he took the unit to court. (165438+ Today Morning Post1October 27th)

I've seen "empty pay" too much, and this is the first time I've heard of it. In the eyes of outsiders, it is incredible that while enjoying happiness, Lao Li actually went to court with the unit to ask for a job. After trial, the Shangcheng District Court in Hangzhou rejected Lao Li's claim on the grounds that "the work arrangement belongs to the internal affairs of the unit and the court has no right to interfere with the autonomy of the employer". At this point, this absurd "being eaten empty" lawsuit seems to have come to an end, but we can't just treat it as a cold joke.

In 2005, the Central Organizing Office specially organized all localities to clean up off-the-job personnel. Coincidentally, Lao Li was also transferred to his present work unit in the same year. Up to now, he has not been exposed to the daily work of the unit for eight years. The basic salary is not bad except that the year-end assessment award is less than that of his colleagues. Does the higher authorities know that Lao Li was "eaten empty"? If the parties do not take the initiative to file a lawsuit, I am afraid this phenomenon will continue peacefully. It doesn't matter, you can still enjoy the "treatment" of being eaten empty. It's hard to imagine how many people with low eyes and high skills are living a happy life for nothing by connecting with the interests of vested interests.

At present, government agencies and institutions have become the hardest hit areas. Earlier, some media reported that in order to accompany their children to study in big cities, some staff members of administrative institutions in a county in Inner Mongolia did not go to work and their salaries were paid as usual. What's more, most cadres of rencheng district Seed Company in Jining, Shandong Province stopped working in 2007, and collectively ate for six years. The workers get paid, but they are busy with sideline business at home.

The reason for this phenomenon is that, on the one hand, public institutions do not implement the "compulsory examination for promotion" like civil servants, so some people can make connections through the back door and arrange to work in public institutions; At the same time, the opacity of staffing management also makes some institutions recruit staff at will, and even make excuses, resulting in bloated institutions and overstaffed people. In addition, the lack of scientific and standardized personnel management is also to blame. A detail in this incident is a powerful example. A year ago, the unit gave Lao Li the opinion that the previous year's assessment was "unqualified". After Lao Li applied for personnel dispute arbitration, the assessment was changed to "basically qualified". Serious personnel assessment can actually turn hands into clouds and cover hands for rain, just like child's play. The confusion of internal management in some institutions can be seen.

Whether you eat empty salaries or are eaten empty salaries, it will seriously damage the image of public institutions, increase the financial burden, cause unfair distribution and breed corruption. We must speed up the reform of public institutions and eliminate the soil that breeds empty salaries as soon as possible. First, in strict accordance with the functions and work requirements of the department, posts are set up as needed, and the establishment and personnel are open to the public and subject to supervision by the masses. As Zhu, a professor at the National School of Administration, said, "A service-oriented government has an obligation to let the public know who is serving it in this position." Second, standardize the management of public institutions, pass the entrance examination, be fair and just, and avoid redundant staff and empty posts; At the "export gateway", we should conscientiously implement the performance appraisal, invite third-party institutions to intervene, truly activate the elimination mechanism and enhance the sense of crisis. Third, accelerate the transformation and promote the classification reform of public institutions. Those engaged in production and business activities will gradually become self-supporting enterprises, and the phenomenon of public funds farming will be completely solved through enterprise management.