Attractiveness of employment in public administration

Basic comparative data on salaries in the public and private sectors is available

The central government administration is analysed based on data from the central public service and human resource management co-ordination unit. The source of basic data for can be the national statistical office. It is expected the administration has the comparison ready and it no older than 2 years. The average total monthly salary should be used for the comparison (base salary, variable salary, allowances and other components). The criterion is met if the data are provided on comparison of average salaries of tertiary educated workers (ECTS level 6) between public administration and private sector or public administration and general average in the country; statistical data for NACE section O compared to general average are acceptable.

Comparative data on salaries of specific professional groups in the public and private sectors is available

The central government administration is analysed based on data from the central public service and human resource management co-ordination unit. It is expected the administration has the comparison ready and it no older than 2 years. The average total monthly salary should be used for the comparison (base salary, variable salary, allowances and other components). 3 points are awarded if the analysis of specific professional groups in the public service and the labour market is available.

Competitiveness of public service salaries

The central government administration is analysed based on data from the central public service and human resource management co-ordination unit. It is expected the administration has the comparison ready and it no older than 2 years. The average total monthly salary should be used for the comparison (base salary, variable salary, allowances and other components). Points are allocated based on the average public sector salary (for all groups identified in criterion 2) as a percentage of private sector salaries: • x < 65% = 0 points. • 65% ≤ x < 85% = linear function. • x ≥ 85% = 3 points.

Availability of data on voluntary turnover in public service institutions

Data from the central public service and human resource management co-ordination unit is analysed for the central government administration. This important human resource (HR) metric should be readily available for individual institutions and for the entire public service (calculated by the central HR body). The annual voluntary turnover rate is calculated by dividing the number of employees who left the organisation on their own decision in a given year by the average number of employees in this year, expressed as a percentage. Data on voluntary turnover for the following institutions should be provided: • ministry responsible for finance • ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior) • ministry responsible for education • tax agency/administration • employment agency • three institutions with the highest voluntary turnover in the administration. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to government, prime minister, any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). The criterion is met if data on the voluntary turnover is available for all eight indicated institutions for the last full calendar year.

Level of voluntary turnover in public service institutions (%)

Data from the central public service and human resource management co-ordination unit is analysed for the central government administration. This important human resource (HR) metric should be readily available for individual institutions and for the entire public service (calculated by the central HR body). The annual voluntary turnover rate is calculated by dividing the number of employees who left the organisation on their own decision in a given year by the average number of employees in this year, expressed as a percentage. Data on voluntary turnover for the following institutions should be provided: • ministry responsible for finance • ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior) • ministry responsible for education • tax agency/administration • employment agency • three institutions with the highest voluntary turnover in the administration. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to government, prime minister, any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Points are allocated based on the average turnover rate in the central government administration in the last full calendar year (x): • x > 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≥ x > 2% = linear function. • x ≤ 2% = 4 points.

Individual satisfaction with salary (%)

Analysis of survey responses from a sample of public servants to the following question: “To what extent do you agree with the following statement: I am satisfied with my salary.” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Tend to disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Tend to agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents who replied “Tend to agree” or “Strongly agree” to the survey question: • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 2 points.

Individual satisfaction with other benefits (%)

Analysis of survey responses from a sample of public servants to the following question “To what extent do you agree with the following statement: I am satisfied with my other benefits like housing, transportation or education allowances, pension, health, development opportunities, etc.?” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Tend to disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Tend to agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents who replied “Tend to agree” or “Strongly agree” to the survey question: • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 2 points.

Willingness to recommend the organisation as a good place to work (%)

Analysis of survey responses from a sample of public servants to the following statement: “To what extent do you agree with the following statement: I would recommend my organisation as a good place to work.” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Tend to disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Tend to agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents who replied “Tend to agree” or “Strongly agree” to the survey (x): • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 2 points.