| In some Member States there had been a widening of wage inequalities, a situation exacerbated by developments in industry such as delayering and demerging which have put new pressures on workers and their careers. |
| It produces cross-functional employees. This is not easy to achieve, and delayering efforts often stumble. |
| But extensive downsizing as well as major delayering, combined with a measure of conflicting signals, have taken their toil on adherence to public service values in some quarters. |
| At this level, delayering is accompanied by the need for self-supervision by work groups. |
| The aftermath of organizational delayering and technological change, in particular, reinforced the perception that individuals and their competencies make an important contribution to organizational learning. |
| The delayering thrust in organizations is said to occur due to technological change, increased global competition, and retrenchment during recessions. |
