Public Law Deregulation and Decentralization in the Legal Regulation of the Public Service

Absztrakt

Act CXXV of 2018 on Government Administration (hereinafter: “Kit.”) has brought about a paradigm shift in the Hungarian public service law. It has established significant public law deregulation and decentralisation. Although it has knowingly dismantled the career system, it has been slow to set up the new personnel system. The employers have been entrusted with the re-regulation of the personnel activity. Thus, the main criticism can be levelled at what was left out of the law. Transformation shall take place in the spirit which is consistent with the legislative objectives of Kit. To this end, mostly the practice of Anglo-Saxon countries is worth taking into consideration, so we examined in detail what kind of solutions are applied by these countries to manage the risks resulting from decentralisation. Then, using these, we are drafting a public service HRM development framework of a longer-term nature which ensures the successfulness of developments. Thus, bodies can utilise the flexibility owing to the recent decentralisation and deregulation while they are prepared to manage the risks as well. These two together ensure high organisational efficiency.