Stability of top managers

The initial appointment period (mandate) of TPM is, at least, one year longer than the legislature's mandate

Review of relevant legislation to verify if, according to applicable legislation (general/horizontal and/or special/sector legislation), the initial appointment period (mandate) of TPM is, at least, one year longer than the legislature's mandate. Measured centrally.

Persons performing TPM functions to whom the appointment period (the mandate) applies in practice (%)

Review of official government data and information about acting appointments in top management positions. The number of top management positions in ministries and ministerial bodies that are occupied by acting officials or performed on the basis of substitution on 31 December is divided by the total number of these positions and expressed as a percentage. Points are allocated based on the percentage of persons performing the function of TPM for whom the legislation doesn't fully apply as they have been appointed as acting, as substitutes and similar (x): • x > 25% = 0 points • 0% ≤ x ≤ 25% = linear function • X =0% = 5 points.

Highest annual turnover in TPM positions in the last five years (%)

Highest annual turnover in top management positions during the last five full calendar year is calculated, year by year, as the number of TPM who left their position (for whatever the reason) during a year, divided by the average number of persons employed in those positions, expressed as a percentage. The average number of persons employed is the simple average of the number of top management official on 1 January and the number of top management officials on 31 December. Data relates to ministries and ministerial agencies only. For the calculation of the criterion the highest value of the annual turnover rate mentioned below is used. Points are allocated based on the highest annual turnover rate (x): • x > 50% = 0 points • 20% ≤ x ≤ 50% = linear function • x < 20% = 8 points.

Average annual turnover in TPM position over the last five years (%)

The five-year average annual turnover in top management positions is calculated as the average of the annual turnover rates of top management public servants over the last five full calendar years. Data relates to ministries and ministerial agencies only. Points are allocated based on the average of the 5 latest annual turnover rates in TPM positions (x): • x > 40% = 0 points. • 15% ≤ x ≤ 40% = linear function. • x < 15% = 3 points.