1. Current HR issues in the Hungarian public sector
HRWG Meeting
Brussels
27th & 28th April of 2004.
Mrs. Eva Perger
Director General
Hungarian Institute of Public Administration

2. The different categories of the public sector
Civil servants (around persons) working in central, regional and local organisations of pulnic administration and in local authorities
Public employees (around person) working in education, health-care or other public institutions
In service of the armed forces (around persons) working in the body of police, fire service, army, border guard, etc.
Employees of the courts and prosecutor offices (around persons)

3. Acts regulating the different public sector relationships
Act No. 23 of 1992 on the status of civil servants - legal base for a carrier system
Act No. 33 of 1992 on the status of public employees
Act No. 43 of 1996 on the status of officials of the armed forces
Act No. 67 of 1997 on the status of judges
Act No. 95 of 2001 on the status of officials of the Hungarian Army

6. Ethics No unified ethical regulation, but
Existing ethical codes for some occupational groups, professions
Not included in the Acts
Civil servants: existing draft for ethical code – to be adopted through social dialogue

7. Personal performance assessment system
Since obligatory in the public administration
Annual frequency
Written form+oral interview
Outcome may influence the civil servants’ remuneration (possibility for a + 20% alteration)

8. Further Training System
Operates under central guidance and with central assistance
Responsible: the Minister of the Interior
Distinguished role of HIPA
Medium term and annual plans on government level and on the level of separate central organizations and county administrative offices

9. Further Training System
Examination system
“Basic examination” - to remain in the civil service
“ Advanced qualifying examination” - to become higher level
Further training
central training programs for special groups or on special issues financed by the central budget
“market-based” qualified training programs – can be subsidized