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Independent review into EQC recruitment process
Earthquake Commission Chief Executive Ian Simpson has today asked an independent Human Resources specialist to conduct a review of EQC’s recruitment process to protect staff from unwarranted criticism.
“EQC has been fielding criticism over its recruitment process for some time, mostly from anonymous former employees, unfairly maligning capable, talented staff.
“To confirm the robustness of our processes I have today requested an experienced HR professional with no links to EQC, to conduct independent enquiries into how we have recruited assessors and estimators for next year.
“In 2012, EQC will have amassed a highly skilled and experienced workforce of field staff to finish reassessments and do specialised work such as assessing properties in Technical Category 3.
“I am confident that any review will support what I already know: that EQC recruits people on their merits, and the process is fair and robust.
“We don’t discriminate against applicants just because they have relatives already working for EQC. Rather, any potential conflicts of interest are identified and managed.”
Mr Simpson says the review will begin as soon as possible and the findings will be made public.