Adequacy of legislative framework for merit-based vertical promotion

Expert review of legislation. Interviews with the staff of the civil service central co-ordination unit and with heads of HRM units. Promotions to senior management positions are excluded from the analysis. For each of the following two criteria, 1 point is awarded (total of 2 points).

Adequacy of legislative framework for merit-based vertical promotion.

Criteria fulfilled: 2/2

Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
The primary legislation establishes that vertical promotion is based on merit, objective and transparent criteria; civil servants cannot be promoted to the higher category, without formal checking their competences (1 point)
The legal procedures, usually established in secondary legislation, ensure merit-based promotions (1 point)