Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper
The civil service management model in the Demorcatic Republic of Congo (DRC) still conforms to the old institutional order. The legislation governing employment in the public sector is unchanged and still responds to centralized administration. The...
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ABUSES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET FORMULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES CIVIL SERVANT CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CORRUPTION DEVOLUTION DISCRETION DISMISSAL DRIVERS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EQUALIZATION ETHICS EXECUTIVE BRANCH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL SETTING JOBS JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES MINISTER MINISTERS MUNICIPALITIES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICE POLITICAL APPOINTEES POLITICAL AUTHORITY POLITICIANS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PSE PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC ORDER PUBLIC PERSONNEL PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR PAY PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REMEDIES RETIREMENT RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SKILLED WORKERS STATE COMMISSION STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE LAW SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TRANSPARENCY WAGE COMPRESSION WAGE LEVELS WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WAGE POLICIES WAGE POLICY WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WORKERS |
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ABUSES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET FORMULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES CIVIL SERVANT CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CORRUPTION DEVOLUTION DISCRETION DISMISSAL DRIVERS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EQUALIZATION ETHICS EXECUTIVE BRANCH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL SETTING JOBS JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES MINISTER MINISTERS MUNICIPALITIES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICE POLITICAL APPOINTEES POLITICAL AUTHORITY POLITICIANS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PSE PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC ORDER PUBLIC PERSONNEL PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR PAY PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REMEDIES RETIREMENT RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SKILLED WORKERS STATE COMMISSION STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE LAW SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TRANSPARENCY WAGE COMPRESSION WAGE LEVELS WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WAGE POLICIES WAGE POLICY WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WORKERS World Bank Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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The civil service management model in
the Demorcatic Republic of Congo (DRC) still conforms to the
old institutional order. The legislation governing
employment in the public sector is unchanged and still
responds to centralized administration. The public
administration categorizes public employees in two main
groups: civil servants and local public employees. Civil
servants are governed by legislation that is neither merit
based nor performance and result oriented. Local public
employees are governed by labor legislation.
Decentralization also requires the definition of a salary
system for the new provincial administrations. For the first
six months of the establishment of the provincial Civil
Service, the same salary paid to the State civil servants
should be ensured and paid to the provincial civil servants
by the State administration. The provinces would not have
yet established adequate financial coverage and mechanisms
to ensure regular payments. While the provincial
administrations are being consolidated (maximum 2 years),
new legislation for public sub national service should be
established including norms on wages. Such legislation
should be in line with the national civil service
legislation regarding principles and standards. The DRC
Government is faced with five main challenges: 1) To
modernize the Civil Service system and amend its legislation
to elevate it to improved standards of efficiency in service
delivery and human resources management. These can be
achieved by instilling values including merit, results,
performance, and professionalization. 2) To fill the
normative vacuum by setting rules and procedures to manage
the new decentralized Civil Service. 3) To establish
interactive consultation tools and procedures among all
levels of public administration. 4) To harmonize the
national and sub-national Civil Services with the new
constitutional order. 5) To make the public administration a
more attractive employer for young skilled professionals by
reforming and improving the public sector wage system
through systematic and sound reform measures. |
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World Bank |
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Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper |
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democratic republic of congo reforming the public service wage system : background paper |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9071631/congo-democratic-republic-reforming-public-service-wage-system-background-paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18921 |
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okr-10986-189212021-04-23T14:03:45Z Democratic Republic of Congo Reforming the Public Service Wage System : Background Paper World Bank ABUSES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET FORMULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES CIVIL SERVANT CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CORRUPTION DEVOLUTION DISCRETION DISMISSAL DRIVERS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EQUALIZATION ETHICS EXECUTIVE BRANCH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL SETTING JOBS JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES MINISTER MINISTERS MUNICIPALITIES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICE POLITICAL APPOINTEES POLITICAL AUTHORITY POLITICIANS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PSE PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC ORDER PUBLIC PERSONNEL PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR PAY PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REMEDIES RETIREMENT RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SKILLED WORKERS STATE COMMISSION STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE LAW SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TRANSPARENCY WAGE COMPRESSION WAGE LEVELS WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WAGE POLICIES WAGE POLICY WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WORKERS The civil service management model in the Demorcatic Republic of Congo (DRC) still conforms to the old institutional order. The legislation governing employment in the public sector is unchanged and still responds to centralized administration. The public administration categorizes public employees in two main groups: civil servants and local public employees. Civil servants are governed by legislation that is neither merit based nor performance and result oriented. Local public employees are governed by labor legislation. Decentralization also requires the definition of a salary system for the new provincial administrations. For the first six months of the establishment of the provincial Civil Service, the same salary paid to the State civil servants should be ensured and paid to the provincial civil servants by the State administration. The provinces would not have yet established adequate financial coverage and mechanisms to ensure regular payments. While the provincial administrations are being consolidated (maximum 2 years), new legislation for public sub national service should be established including norms on wages. Such legislation should be in line with the national civil service legislation regarding principles and standards. The DRC Government is faced with five main challenges: 1) To modernize the Civil Service system and amend its legislation to elevate it to improved standards of efficiency in service delivery and human resources management. These can be achieved by instilling values including merit, results, performance, and professionalization. 2) To fill the normative vacuum by setting rules and procedures to manage the new decentralized Civil Service. 3) To establish interactive consultation tools and procedures among all levels of public administration. 4) To harmonize the national and sub-national Civil Services with the new constitutional order. 5) To make the public administration a more attractive employer for young skilled professionals by reforming and improving the public sector wage system through systematic and sound reform measures. 2014-07-18T22:33:22Z 2014-07-18T22:33:22Z 2008-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9071631/congo-democratic-republic-reforming-public-service-wage-system-background-paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18921 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of |