ABSTRACT
The term 'management' is often misunderstood by librarians, who believe that only 'managers' manage, or that management is something that happens at the most senior levels. The duty extends include: the provision and maintenance of equipment; use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances; provision of information, instruction, training and supervision; maintenance of buildings and the provision and maintenance of the working environment. All employees who have been working for their employer for at least one year qualify, and they must be given their own job back on return if the leave was for four weeks or less. The establishment of a network of National Training Organisations in 1998 represented the government's response to the recognition of the vital place of training in the development of a competitive and skilled workforce.
