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UNIT 10. MY FUTURE CAREER

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WHAT IS STATE SERVICE?

State service represents one of the state activities of a state on the organization and legal regulation of staff of the state bodies and other state organizations, and also activity of this staff, state employees, on practical realization of tasks and functions of a state.

There are some terms used concerning state service. In the USA state service can be called as «government service», «public service» or «civil service». In France the term «state service» is used. In Germany it is «public service». In the United Kingdom they use the term «civil service». State employees can be named civil servants as well.

A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. The term explicitly excludes the armed services, although civilian officials will work at Defence Ministry headquarters. The term always includes the (sovereign) state's employees; whether regional, or sub-state, or even municipal employees are called civil servants varies from country to country. Collectively a state's civil servants form its Civil Service or Public Service.

One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China. In the areas of administration, especially in the military, appointments would be based solely on merit. The Chinese civil service became known to Europe in the mid-18th century, and influenced the development of European and American systems.

In every country state service has its special structure or division, its order of personnel recruitment and career development, retirement, set of duties and rights of civil servants according to the normative acts.

For example, in the United Kingdom there is the Code «Civil Service values» applied to all Home civil servants. It read as follows. The Civil Service is an integral and key part of the government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Government of the day in developing and implementing its policies, and in delivering public services. Civil servants are accountable to Ministers, who in turn are accountable to Parliament.

A civil servant is appointed on merit on the basis of fair and open competition and expected to carry out his role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. In this Code ‘integrity’ is putting the obligations of public service above your own personal interests; ‘honesty’ is being truthful and open; ‘objectivity’ is basing your advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence; and ‘impartiality’ is acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving equally well Governments of different political persuasions.

These core values support good government and ensure the achievement of the highest possible standards in all that the Civil Service does. This in turn helps the Civil Service to gain and retain the respect of Ministers, Parliament, the public and its customers.

This Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of a civil servant and rights and responsibilities.

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