Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants

Lao PDR is at a point on its development trajectory where strategic attention to administrative performance is crucial. An efficient and high-performing civil service, with the compensation and human resource management systems to attract and motiv...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Poverty Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
ARTICLE
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
BUDGET DEPARTMENT
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPACITY-BUILDING
CAREER ADVANCEMENT
CAREER STRUCTURE
CAREER TRACKS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL MINISTRIES
CIVIL SERVANT
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE CADRES
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
CIVIL SERVICE INCENTIVES
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
CIVIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE
CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM PROCESS
CIVIL SERVICE REMUNERATION
CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
CIVIL SERVICE SIZE
CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
CIVIL SERVICE WAGES
COLLABORATION
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENSUS
CONSULTATION
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
DONOR FUNDING
DUE PROCESS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT REFORM
ENTITLEMENTS
EXCHANGE RATES
FIGURES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL CONSTRAINT
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FISCAL COST
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL PERSPECTIVE
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL PRESSURES
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FLEXIBILITY
FOCUS GROUP
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOCUS GROUP METHODOLOGY
FOCUS GROUPS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH WORKERS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
INTERVIEWS
LABOR LAW
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIABILITY
LINE MINISTRIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIATIONS
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
PATRONAGE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS
PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
POLICE
POLICY DECISIONS
POLITICAL APPOINTEES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT
PREPARATION
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR
PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC WORKS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROGRAM
REMUNERATION PACKAGE
REMUNERATION POLICIES
REMUNERATION SYSTEM
SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS
SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL NETWORK
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRATEGIC POLICY
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL SPENDING
TRANSPARENCY
VILLAGE
WAGE POLICY
WORK HOURS
WORKING HOURS
WORKPLACE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
ARTICLE
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
BUDGET DEPARTMENT
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPACITY-BUILDING
CAREER ADVANCEMENT
CAREER STRUCTURE
CAREER TRACKS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL MINISTRIES
CIVIL SERVANT
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE CADRES
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
CIVIL SERVICE INCENTIVES
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
CIVIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE
CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM PROCESS
CIVIL SERVICE REMUNERATION
CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
CIVIL SERVICE SIZE
CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
CIVIL SERVICE WAGES
COLLABORATION
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENSUS
CONSULTATION
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
DONOR FUNDING
DUE PROCESS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT REFORM
ENTITLEMENTS
EXCHANGE RATES
FIGURES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL CONSTRAINT
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FISCAL COST
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL PERSPECTIVE
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL PRESSURES
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FLEXIBILITY
FOCUS GROUP
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOCUS GROUP METHODOLOGY
FOCUS GROUPS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH WORKERS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
INTERVIEWS
LABOR LAW
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIABILITY
LINE MINISTRIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIATIONS
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
PATRONAGE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS
PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
POLICE
POLICY DECISIONS
POLITICAL APPOINTEES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT
PREPARATION
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR
PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC WORKS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROGRAM
REMUNERATION PACKAGE
REMUNERATION POLICIES
REMUNERATION SYSTEM
SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS
SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL NETWORK
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRATEGIC POLICY
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL SPENDING
TRANSPARENCY
VILLAGE
WAGE POLICY
WORK HOURS
WORKING HOURS
WORKPLACE
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Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Southeast Asia
Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
description Lao PDR is at a point on its development trajectory where strategic attention to administrative performance is crucial. An efficient and high-performing civil service, with the compensation and human resource management systems to attract and motivate qualified personnel, will be essential to Lao PDR's development efforts. The ministerial-level Public Administration and Civil Service Authority (PACSA) is currently spearheading the drafting of a comprehensive new civil service management strategy that will be implemented over the period 2010-2020, with a number of important reforms to strengthen the civil service anticipated to take place within the next five years. Key objectives include improvements in human resource policies and planning, salary reform, and enhanced performance management. In order to present as comprehensive a picture as possible of the Lao civil service pay and compensation system, and its strengths and challenges, this report comprises four chapters. The first characterizes the Lao civil service in perspective. The second examines how civil servants are compensated. The third assesses whether they are compensated adequately. The fourth summarizes civil servants own characterization of their incentives in both compensation- and non-compensation-related terms. A brief conclusion points to a set of principles for civil service reform and outlines three sequenced steps toward achieving a more rational civil service pay and grading system.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
title_short Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
title_full Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
title_fullStr Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
title_full_unstemmed Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
title_sort lao pdr - civil service pay and compensation review : attracting and motivating civil servants
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110605234231
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2988
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spelling okr-10986-29882021-04-23T14:02:06Z Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants World Bank ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ARTICLE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEPARTMENT CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPACITY-BUILDING CAREER ADVANCEMENT CAREER STRUCTURE CAREER TRACKS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL MINISTRIES CIVIL SERVANT CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE CADRES CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT CIVIL SERVICE INCENTIVES CIVIL SERVICE JOBS CIVIL SERVICE LAW CIVIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE PAY CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CIVIL SERVICE REFORM PROCESS CIVIL SERVICE REMUNERATION CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES CIVIL SERVICE SIZE CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM CIVIL SERVICE WAGES COLLABORATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSULTATION DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DONOR FUNDING DUE PROCESS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT REFORM ENTITLEMENTS EXCHANGE RATES FIGURES FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL CONSTRAINT FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FISCAL COST FISCAL COSTS FISCAL PERSPECTIVE FISCAL POLICY FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FLEXIBILITY FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOCUS GROUP METHODOLOGY FOCUS GROUPS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERVIEWS LABOR LAW LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIABILITY LINE MINISTRIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MILITARY PERSONNEL MINISTER MINISTERS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIATIONS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OFFICIAL GAZETTE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PATRONAGE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICE POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL APPOINTEES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT PREPARATION PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL LEVEL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM AGENDA REFORM PROCESS REFORM PROGRAM REMUNERATION PACKAGE REMUNERATION POLICIES REMUNERATION SYSTEM SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL WELFARE STRATEGIC POLICY TOTAL EXPENDITURE TOTAL SPENDING TRANSPARENCY VILLAGE WAGE POLICY WORK HOURS WORKING HOURS WORKPLACE Lao PDR is at a point on its development trajectory where strategic attention to administrative performance is crucial. An efficient and high-performing civil service, with the compensation and human resource management systems to attract and motivate qualified personnel, will be essential to Lao PDR's development efforts. The ministerial-level Public Administration and Civil Service Authority (PACSA) is currently spearheading the drafting of a comprehensive new civil service management strategy that will be implemented over the period 2010-2020, with a number of important reforms to strengthen the civil service anticipated to take place within the next five years. Key objectives include improvements in human resource policies and planning, salary reform, and enhanced performance management. In order to present as comprehensive a picture as possible of the Lao civil service pay and compensation system, and its strengths and challenges, this report comprises four chapters. The first characterizes the Lao civil service in perspective. The second examines how civil servants are compensated. The third assesses whether they are compensated adequately. The fourth summarizes civil servants own characterization of their incentives in both compensation- and non-compensation-related terms. A brief conclusion points to a set of principles for civil service reform and outlines three sequenced steps toward achieving a more rational civil service pay and grading system. 2012-03-19T10:26:31Z 2012-03-19T10:26:31Z 2010-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110605234231 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2988 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Lao People's Democratic Republic