Civil & Administrative

#2019-828Public Sector Transformation Act 2019

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law makes changes to how the public sector in France is organized and functions. It establishes new social administration committees to replace old structures and involves public employees more deeply in decision-making processes about public services and human resource policies. The law aims to improve workplace conditions and encourage better strategic orientations in public service management.

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Key Changes

  • Establishment of new social administration committees
  • Increased participation of public employees in decision-making
  • Focus on improving workplace conditions and HR strategies

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Public sector employees must participate in decision-making through their delegates sitting in consultative bodies regarding the organization and functioning of public services, establishment of statutory rules, definition of human resources policy orientations, and examination of individual decisions (list to be established by decree).

All public sector administrations and public establishments
operational
high

Establish one or more social administration committees (comités sociaux d'administration) in all state administrations and state public establishments that do not have an industrial or commercial character.

State administrations and state public establishments
operational
high

Social administration committees must examine questions relating to: service functioning and organization, service accessibility and quality, strategic orientations on HR policies, management guidelines for mobility and promotion, professional equality and discrimination prevention, particular statutes, health/safety/working conditions, and other matters defined by decree.

All social administration committees in state administrations
operational
medium

Within social administration committees, establish a specialized training unit on health, safety and working conditions in administrations with staffing levels above a threshold to be set by decree.

State administrations and public establishments meeting the staffing threshold
operational
high

Present a strategic roadmap every three years to the Superior Council of territorial public service indicating HR management orientations and their forecasted impact on territorial communities and establishments.

Minister responsible for public service
reporting

Affected Parties

Public sector employeesGovernment agencies

Tags

public sector,administration,workplace