Contract civil servants in the civil service
| Audit Id | 1633699559744 |
|---|---|
| Title | Contract civil servants in the civil service |
| Title in original language |
Les agents contractuels dans la fonction publique French |
| Year | 2020 |
| Subject |
Employment, Jobs and Careers |
| Type |
Performance |
| Type of performance |
Performed by single SAI |
| Comments | The employment of a significant number of contract civil servants is now a major feature of public employment in France. However, their role in central government, local authority and public hospital services is still very poorly defined. There are more than one million contract civil servants (individuals) in the civil service, i.e. 18.4% of the total, or 20.9% of the total excluding staff with special status1. For the most part, these staff are governed by public law. Although many of their rights and obligations are contractually defined, many of the rules in force for permanent civil servants are also applicable to them, and disputes between them and their employer are decided by the administrative courts. However, they do not belong to specific job corps. Contracts are often for a fixed term, although, expressed in full-time equivalents (FTE), there are more permanent than fixed-term contracts. In a few cases, some contract staff in the administrative public services are governed by private law. At a time when a reform is underway aimed mainly at facilitating the recruitment and management of contract civil servants in the civil service2, the Cour des comptes, on the basis of the observations of recent audits, but also by carrying out new investigations, has examined the situation of contract civil servants in the main ministries and public institutions of the central government, in local authorities and in public hospitals. |
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France |
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