Civil service

The term civil service can refer to either a branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed (hired) on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations; or the body of employees in any government agency apart from the military, which is a separate extension of any national government.

A civil servant or public servant is a person in the public sector employed for a government department or agency. The extent of civil servants of a state as part of the "civil service" varies from country to country. In the United Kingdom, for instance, only Crown (national government) employees are referred to as civil servants whereas county or city employees are not.

Many consider the study of service to be a part of the field of public administration. Workers in "non-departmental public bodies" (sometimes called "QUANGOs") may also be classed as civil servants for the purpose of statistics and possibly for their terms and conditions. Collectively a state's civil servants form its civil service or public service.

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New three-day parental leave for civil servants will be reviewed, says Ingrid Yeung

Hong Kong Standard 21 Oct 2024
Meanwhile, the civil service chief said the bureau will continue to strengthen the reward and punishment system for civil servants and disciplinary management, while the Civil Service College has also incorporated training on emphasizing performance and citizen-centric culture, aiming to enhance the performance and efficiency of civil servants....
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No double-standards treatment for civil servants who do not sign SSPA, says DG

The Star 21 Oct 2024
PUTRAJAYA. There will be no double-standards in the treatment of civil servants who opt not to sign the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), says Public Service director-general (KPP) Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz. Read full story ... ....
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Hong Kong civil servants to get 3 days of childcare leave for each child aged ...

South China Morning Post 21 Oct 2024
A human resource expert says the measure will pave the way for the private sector to follow suit ... ....
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Saying ‘millennials’ is offensive, civil service told

AOL 21 Oct 2024
Civil servants have been told to avoid using the word “millennials” because it is offensive ... “If civil servants want to improve their relations with the general public they should stop working from home, respond promptly to email queries and pick up the phone occasionally.”....
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MoPS works to match biometric time attendance devices to payroll

The Point 21 Oct 2024
This system, when fully completed, will automatically stop salaries of civil servants who don’t clock for more than one month, unless some plausible explanation is provided to restore their salaries. Civil Servants are therefore advised that when they intend to stay away from work ......
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Ed Gets Down And Dirty

Eweekly 21 Oct 2024
... Health Department that remote surgery can replace surgeons, computer-aided diagnoses can replace doctors and wearable health monitors can replace GP appointments while I’ve persuaded the Work and Pensions Department that they can replace their Civil Servants with an AI programme....
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26th constitutional amendment widely welcomed in KP

Urdu Point 21 Oct 2024
<p>PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Oct, 2024) The people of all walks of life including lawyers, civil society and politicians of Khyber Pakthunkhwa (KP) Monday welcomed passing of 26th constitutional amendment and termed it an important step forward to ......
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The Franchise review – Armando Iannucci’s superhero satire is saved only by a standout star

The Guardian 21 Oct 2024
Leaping over a few centuries, the likes of Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Spitting Image skewered politicians, civil servants and cultural figures because they thought life could be less of a nightmare ... .......
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Kemi Badenoch wants to know where the dads are. We’re babysitting!

The Times/The Sunday Times 21 Oct 2024
Puzzles. Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Crossword. Polygon. Sudoku ... Again. First it was the claim that not all cultures are equal, then the suggestion that some civil servants were so bad at their jobs they should be jailed ... Parenting ... INTERVIEW ... ....
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Vikram Dev Dutt takes charge as coal secretary at a critical juncture for energy use

Live Mint 21 Oct 2024
Vikram Dev Dutt, a senior civil servant, on Monday assumed charge as secretary to the Union ministry of coal.A 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, Dutt was till recently the director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).He succeeds V.L....
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James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering – while asylum seekers receive £49 ...

The Guardian 21 Oct 2024
... which included payments to the Rwandan government, chartering flights for asylum seekers that never took off, detaining people then releasing them, the salaries of the 1,000 civil servants who worked on the policy , and Cleverly’s trip itself, of which £9,803.20 went on catering....
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A million govt. docs to be digitised by 2026 through Trust Fund activity

The Daily Herald - St Maarten 21 Oct 2024
This could streamline access to information for citizens and civil servants, enhancing the efficiency of government services and operations that rely on the flow of documents." ... Kathy Snijders, Head of the Civil Registry Department in the Ministry of General Affairs, supports the digitisation activity....

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