Ding Yongxun (Dajiang Evening News): In many places, the adoption of the employment system for civil servants helps to expand the channels for the government to take advantage of skilled personnel, as it's almost impossible to employ such people through current recruitment model. The five new civil servants employed by the local government in Yiwu will be put into very professional posts. Those who have no special or professional capacities or relevant experience will find it impossible to fit in.
In this way, people with special skills are interested in serving at government departments will find somewhere to go, and the contract system will also help to improve the overall managing and service capability of the civil service team.
However, without a proper sacking mechanism to remove the incapable or incompetent, such people will remain in their posts and this new practice will do nothing to increase the efficiency of staff in government departments.
The current civil service management system is still lacking in effective assessment standards on the staff's performance. It is thus impossible to assess temporary civil servants' work, and there are no channels for them to be promoted. High salaries alone might lose their charm over days. Another problem is, if these contractual employees are paid too much, formal civil servants may feel unfair, and this will result in a discouraging effect.
Wang Chuantao (Baotou Evening News): The Civil Service Law that took effect in 2006 defines the sphere within which the contract for civil servants can be practiced and also the ways to practice it. However, except for several pilot cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai, this system is not really put into practice throughout the country.
What has hindered the steps forward? The biggest bottleneck is the staffing quota which leads to civil servants never getting dismissed as long as he or she makes no major mistakes, and there are only promotions after years of work, but never demotion. Breaking up this mechanism is necessary for pushing forward the employment system. Besides, like reform in any areas, when the practice affects the interests of those who possess current privileges, resistance will come up. When these two major issues have been properly handled, the employment system can be truly implemented in broader areas across the country.
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