Reform is key in future negotiations between government and unions.
That from MHK Alf Cannan as mediation is planned in the ongoing dispute over public sector pay.
Negotiations between the employers and employees side of the Whitley Council had been put on hold after a row.
Mr Cannan, the chairman of the employers side, says modernisation is vital.
Meat and cheese seized at Sea Terminal
Follows ban aimed at preventing spread of foot-and-mouth disease
Island company fined for anti-money laundering regulatory breaches
FSA found IPSL had considerable gaps in control framework and understanding of risk
Electronic red flag system to be tested tomorrow ahead of TT
System allows the clerk of the course to instantly signal a race stoppage
Manx Care's social care director appointed interim chief officer at DHSC
Professor Tim O'Neill joins the department on a 12-month secondment
Island's campsites prepare for TT visitors
Bookings already being taken for 2026