CPNS


Civil servants (PNS) are public sector workers who work for the government of a country. Workers in non-public agencies departments also sometimes categorized as a civil servant. In the United Kingdom, civil servants – incorporated into the so-called British Civil Service (Civil Service United Kingdom) – are workers hired and promoted based on their expertise, and not including those designated certain positions. Civil servants in the United Kingdom should be neutral and engaged in prohibited political campaign; although in practice the neutrality of the sometimes questionable. In the United States, public servant is defined as “any designated position in the executive branch, legislative, and judiciary of the United States Government, except for certain positions in the uniformed services. In the early 19th century, based on the Spoils system, all the bureaucrats depend on politicians elected in the election.


That was changed in the Act Pendleton Civil Service Reform in 1883, and now all public servants in the United States designated and recruited based on expertise, although in certain civil service as head of diplomatic missions and the executive agencies charged by the who are politically appointed. Other countries have varying systems. For example in France, the civil servants are career employees as well as in the United Kingdom, although ministers have considerable powers to appoint senior positions based on political sympathy. In Germany, as in the U.S., clearly distinguished between political positions and career positions.

Some public sector workers not classified under the civil service. In most countries, members of the armed forces for example, are not classified as civil servants. In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service workers and local government officials, including civil servants instead. In Indonesia, civil servants consists of:

1. Civil Servants (PNS)
2. Indonesian National Army (TNI)
3. Member of Indonesian National Police (Police)

Just as in England and France, civil servants in Indonesia is a career system. They were selected in a particular selection exams, earn a salary and special allowances, and a pension.

However, there are certain positions that are not occupied by civil servants, for example:

* President, governors, regents, and mayors – elected directly by the people through elections
* Secretary – appointed by the President

Of subdistrict and village chief is a civil servant, while the mayor is not a civil servant because they were elected directly by local residents.