New legislation
The bill on civil servants, filed as Parliamentary Print 76, has passed its second reading and is headed for a final vote. If approved, it will replace the existing civil service law and bring civil servants under the Labour Code with a few special rules.
The proposal envisages a completely new regulation of the legal status of employees of ministries and other administrative authorities. The existing service relationship would be replaced by an employment relationship, and the rules for selection procedures, remuneration, performance evaluation and dismissal of senior staff would also be changed. According to the drafters, the aim is to increase flexibility, reduce the administrative burden and make the state administration function more efficiently.
The most important aspect is the extension of the possibilities to terminate the employment relationship of a civil servant. Termination could come, inter alia, upon the abolition of a systematised post or after repeated unsatisfactory performance appraisals. Critics, including trade unions and anti-corruption organisations, warn of a weakening of the independence of the civil service, as well as the very short proposed effective date of 1 July 2026. The government, on the other hand, defends the change on the grounds of the need to simplify personnel decisions and streamline the functioning of the state.
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