Civil Service in Your Nation

[Vallermoore]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service):Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? 6
Is an exam required to be passed to join? Yes in most sectors
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? A university degree or higher
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? Being a Megatronist and/or experienced with paperwork certainly helps.
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? It varies by department from excellent to good to ok to bad to downright annoying.
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? You can be removed/fired for getting convicted of crime, being useless at your job, or for whistleblowing when life and/or limb is not at stake.
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? The pay is standardized with a 10% bonus for success.
What government agency / department has the most employees? The Vallermoorian Chancellery with 100,000+ people in charge of the budget and taxation.
What government agency / department has the least employees? Until recently it was the Witsec Unit with 11 employees, but after that was closed by the Megatronist Government, the smallest department is now the Sorcery Springs National Park Department with just 5 employees.

[Nubya]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service): Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? 6
Is an exam required to be passed to join? Yes
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? Yes
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? officially no; unofficially yes
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? Corrupted and distrustful
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? Extremely except by the Federal Presidency if in the federal civil service or the regional president if in the regional civil service
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? standardized structure
What government agency / department has the most employees? Ministry of Health's National Nursing Program which runs most of the nation's healthcare
What government agency / department has the least employees? Ministry of Natural Resources' Poaching Deterrence Agency which is also runs at a $3mil due to lack of funding and using credit loans to buy equipment

[Libertria]

[b][b]Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service)[/b]: Yes
[b]On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service[/b]?: 9
[b]Is an exam required to be passed to join[/b]?: No
[b]What are the educational requirements, if any, to join[/b]?: None
[b]Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join[/b]? Not at all
[b]Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service[/b]? Very poor
[b]How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service[/b]? 1
[b]Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency[/b]? Pay varies greatly by agency
[b]What government agency / department has the most employees[/b]? Dep. of Foreign Affairs, 550 employees
[b]What government agency / department has the least employees[/b]? Bureau of Roads, Taxation and Regulations: 10 employees

[Charellia]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service): Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? 5
Is an exam required to be passed to join? No
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? A bachelor's degree for low-tier positions, a master's or equivalent professional degree for the higher tier.
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? No. The government employs a blind hiring policy where applicants' identifying information is only given to hiring officials after they have already been shortlisted for the job.
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? Overpayed, but generally efficient
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? Civil servants generally enjoy better job security than their private sector counterparts, but they can be dismissed for incompetence or misconduct. Top positions in the civil service often are term-based, and must be reappointed periodically by the Chief Executor or his/her designate.
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? Varies by agency
What government agency / department has the most employees? Department of Foreign Affairs, as this department oversees everything related to foreign relations, from trade, to border security, to diplomatic protocol. If the semi-independent Department of National Security, and Department of Immigration are included, this number grows even higher.
What government agency / department has the least employees? Department of Human Rights. Nobody seems quite sure what this department actually does, but no politician wants to appear against human rights so it is allowed to operate with a small staff.

[Kombinita Socialisma Demokratio]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service): Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? 8.5
Is an exam required to be passed to join? No, but one is required to decide how they will work.
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? It varies
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? Unofficially, they cannot be opposed to the government having the job available
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? Positive
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? 3 (we have a few levels of demotions if someone does not do their job, then they can be fired after several demotions)
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? All official jobs have salaries which are voted on by the co-workers (and customers to an extent, when applicable; although bosses/supervisors/managers (which are voted on from amoung the workers, by the workers and public) can demote). The official levels of pay are as follows

• 8 ₷ / ks (8 spesmiloj po kilosekundo |/ 8 spesmiloj per kilosecond |/ 28.8 spesmiloj per hour)
• 10 ₷ / ks (10 spesmiloj po kilosekundo |/ 9 spesmiloj per kilosecond |/ 36 spesmiloj per hour)
• 11 ₷ / ks (11 spesmiloj po kilosekundo |/ 9 spesmiloj per kilosecond |/ 39.6 spesmiloj per hour)
• 12 ₷ / ks (12 spesmiloj po kilosekundo |/ 9 spesmiloj per kilosecond |/ 43.2 spesmiloj per hour)
• 13 ₷ / ks (13 spesmiloj po kilosekundo |/ 9 spesmiloj per kilosecond |/ 46.8 spesmiloj per hour)

What government agency / department has the most employees? The agency lines are blurry, but the technology and education sectors are the largest.
What government agency / department has the least employees? Agriculture

[Lerova]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service): Yes

On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? around 3~4

Is an exam required to be passed to join? Yes. All civil servants are required to go through CST, a national test specialized for civil servant employment. It tests the basic literation, basic arithmetic, geography, economy, history and the national constitution knowledge of the applicants. Some positions have further requirements, such as physical fitness for law enforcement.

What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? A minimum of high school diploma or higher.

Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? Officially and unofficially no.

Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? Very positive; due to high salary and welfare is guaranteed. Being employed as a civil servant is considered as a success; no matter what department it is.

How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? You can be fired for getting convicted of crime, being useless at your job, or for whistleblowing when life and/or limb is not at stake.

Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? The pay vary by agency, but around the same rate and a 10% bonus for those with A grade in the end-of-the-year work evaluation for all agency.

[The English Regions]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service): Yes.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? It depends, from 2.5 to 7.5, with 1 being the easiest and 10 being very hard.
Is an exam required to be passed to join? Yes an oral exam is taken with a human resource/psychological evaluator is required for at least 60% of positions.
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? A bachelor degree or higher.
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? No.
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? Very highly respected and seen as efficient and effective.
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? Quite easy in cases of misconduct of office/ criminal offences to very hard in cases of firing/ reduntancy with usually a tribunal required.
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? A pay arrangement for all public bodies has been agreed by the 2 leading trade unions which has been in place since 1993, requiring a 8:1 pay ratio for full time workers, with no employee part-time receiving less than 12:1 than that of the most highly payed.
What government agency / department has the most employees? Ministry of Health employs all together including part-time and auxiliary workers (decentralised): 9.1 million. If you include just core workers it reduces to 1.9 million.
What government agency / department has the least employees? The English Regions Housing Authority (ERHA) employs 28 full-time and 14 part-time employees.

[Straall]

Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service):
Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service?
Depending on what ministry or agency
Is an exam required to be passed to join?
Some have fitness exams and mental exams.
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join?
None, all can join.
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join?
No
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service?
Every one dos it, people are positiv.
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service?
Depends on the infraction.
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency?
yes, more hazards works gets more pay.
What government agency / department has the most employees?
Civilian defence and the agri corps
What government agency / department has the least employees?
Public arts council with 500.