The passing of the bills concerning the evaluation and promotion of civil servants, included in the framework of the broader reform of the Public Service, welcomes in a statement the Board of Directors of the Independent Guild of Cyprus Public Employees (ASDYK), while adding that the substantial reform of the Public Service awaits.
As it says, after a long delay and many years of consultations (2015 the first submission of bills to the Parliament), a small, but substantial, step has been achieved, focusing exclusively on changes related to the human resources of the Public Service.
In particular, notes ASDYK, the first piece of legislation amends the Civil Service Law and implements the continuous training of the members of the Civil Service, the use of structured evaluation forms, the access of candidates to the documents of proceedings concerning them without the permission of the Court, and introduces the new institution of interdepartmental positions.
"The second piece of legislation concerns the assessment of officials for the purposes of promotion, interdepartmental promotion and first appointment and promotion with the ultimate aim of selecting the best candidates to fill vacant posts. It abolishes the perverse criterion of seniority which was an essential qualification for promotion, abolishes the unacceptable system that wanted all civil servants to be 'excellent' and now, the skills, abilities and performance of the candidate are measured," he adds.
He also mentions that another essential element that is introduced is the summary of an amendment that provides for the anonymous evaluation of heads of Departments and Services by their subordinates.
"The introduction of this regulation was from the outset the position of the ASDYK, which we have been putting forward for years, as we believe that the existence of a cyclical evaluation will be helpful in upgrading the Civil Service. This provision was argued and documented to the end by our Guild and we are particularly honoured by the fact that the majority of the Parliament was persuaded and voted for it."
The Board of ASDYK considers that the adopted legislation does not reflect a reform of the Civil Service.
Finally, ASDYK notes that it will continue its efforts to promote issues aimed at a more substantial reform of the Civil Service, touching on organisation, adequate staffing, strengthening staff mobility, consolidating digital transformation and governance, the abolition of unnecessary bureaucratic and time-consuming procedures, the improvement of productivity and others that will contribute to the real modernisation and more efficient operation of the Public Service, so that it can respond to the ever-changing socio-economic conditions and challenges.
Source: KYPE
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