An Irish Reformation
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mum, Werner Huebeck proposes to alter the old image of the p.s.v. employee. Staff in future will be designated as operators—the the posts of driver, conductor, cleaner, etc., will vanish. Before a man is employed he will agree that he is willing to train as a driver. Having thus qualified he will be paid driver's rates of pay. At the same time the newly engaged operator will be required to agree to undertake any task within the organization allocated to him by the depot manager.
If he is required to work at a task which would normally be less lucrative than that of driver his hourly rate will not be broken. This will have a dual effect—the employee's idle time will be more fully utilized and he will be enjoying a longer guaranteed week.
Werner Huebeck has no delusions, he
knows that the road ahead is tough. Ever) mistake will be highlighted; he will br criticized for the mistakes of his staff ir addition to his own. Oh yes, I expect him tc make mistakes because he's attempting E great deal. But Werner Huebeck, profes. sional manager, looks likely to succeed ir what has proved to be an impossible task foi so many—to provide an efficient and eco nomic public service by introducing corn mercial thinking and practice to a public utility.