Survey of the civil and public services of EU Member States -identification of reforms that have taken place since 2009

Survey of the civil and public services of EU Member States

• 2004 - Irish Survey

• 2006 - Austrian Survey

• 2010 - Spanish Study

• 2013 - Irish Survey

HR reforms: – changes since 2009 in:

• Structure of public service • Number of public servants • Number of Ministries • Structure within each Ministry• Department with responsibility for HR

policy

HR reforms: – since 2009- changes in:

• General Terms and Conditions of Service

• Rates of Pay / Pension • Pension Entitlements or Conditions of

Qualification • Holiday / Annual Leave Entitlements• Sick Leave Entitlements

HR reforms: – since 2009- changes in:

• Maternity / Paternity Leave• Family Friendly Policies • Methods of Recruitment and Selection to

the Civil Service• Structure of the Senior Public Service• Recruitment Selection for the Senior

Public Service

What have we found out?

• Returns received from 26 Member States

• Traditional EUPAN difficulty of comparing across different administrative structures

• Difficult to reconcile year on year comparisons

What have we found out?

Trends• Reduction/freeze in numbers • Reduction/freeze in rates of pay • Reduction/freeze in pension rates• Changes in holiday/leave entitlements• Changes in sick-leave entitlements • Changes in maternity/paternity leave

What have we found out?

Reduction in CS numbers

•9 M/S report reductions in numbers•6 M/S report recruitment freezes•11 M/S report increases in numbers

What have we found out?

Department with responsibility for HR policy

• 62% have a central ministry responsible for HR policy

• Line Departments are responsible for implementation

What have we found out?

General Terms and Conditions

71% reported changes in General T&Cs• extended working hours• introduction of flexitime• changes in performance monitoring

systems

What have we found out?

Changes in rates of pay

• 10 M/S report pay reductions of up to 24%• 5 M/S report pay freeze until 2013/4• 2 reported no change in pay rates• 1 reported an increase in pay rates

What have we found out?

Changes in rates of pension

• 5 M/S report reduced pension rates• 2 report freeze of pension rate• 1 reported no change in pension rate• Most others are considering reform of

pensions

What have we found out?

Changes in eligibility for pension

• Pension changes generally apply to new entrants• Retirement age increase – 8 M/S report

increased retirement age – new retirement age varies from 60 to 70

What have we found out?

Holidays / Annual Leave

•2 M/S report reductions in leave

•2 M/S report reduced vacation pay

•8 no change

What have we found out?

Sick Leave Entitlements •8 M/S report changes

• 7 reduced the rate of sick pay• Some have reduced the number

of days paid e.g. no pay for first 2 days

What have we found out?

Maternity/Paternity Leave

•9 M/S report changes to maternity/paternity leave – the majority of these were positive changes, including extension of leave and increased flexibility•Drivers of change are EU policy

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