Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.75.1.1
The Law on Civil Servants: Lex imperfecta or Effective Reform?
Gordana Marčetić
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Romea Manojlović Toman
orcid.org/0000-0002-0292-0180
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Teo Giljević
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
In January 2024, the new Civil Servants Act came into force, replacing the previous act that had been in effect for almost twenty years. The new Civil Servants Act was enacted alongside the Act on Salaries in Civil and Public Service, with the aim of modernizing Croatia’s human potential management system. The goal of this paper is to analyse the new Civil Servants Act and to assess whether it has the potential to modernize Croatia’s human potential management system. Additionally, the paper discusses whether the new Act can amend the deficiencies of the existing system, as identified in both the National Plan for the Development of Public Administration 2022–2027 and relevant scientific papers and analyses. The paper provides a description and analysis of the entire Civil Servants Act, categorizing the changes thereto as either beneficial reforms or regressive amendments. Furthermore, it offers a commentary on missed opportunities: namely, potential legal reforms that could have improved the system but were omitted. The conclusion is that the Civil Servants Act introduces several positive advancements, but their implementation is delayed, casting doubt on their ultimate effectiveness. On the other hand, certain provisions represent a regression in legal regulation. Overall, the conclusion is that the opportunity to regulate the human potential management system in a planned, coherent, and systematic manner has not been fully seized.
Ključne riječi
Civil Servants Act; civil servants’ system; human potential management; legal analysis
Hrčak ID:
330112
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Datum izdavanja:
14.4.2025.
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