The procedure we adopted is called delegation. There is an obligation to satisfy the requirements and principles of the act, to respect the principles of merit, impartiality, fairness, transparency, access and representivity. We do not tell people how to hire people because we do not want to go back to the old system. So we now have a system which delegates authority.
We have notice that some managers just cannot hire staff. In the Human Resources sector, there is a lack of capacity. The commission retained a staffing service. We have a great of expertise in that area. We do a lot of recruiting for others. However, it is not mandatory.
In the spirit of the new act, it is very important that we have a system of delegation where by managers can assume their responsibilities. However, they turn to us a lot. I cannot speak to the used of placement agencies because that it left to the discretion of managers. For me, the issue is whether they have hired someone competent in accordance with the requirement of the act.