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

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:26:31Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:26:31Z
dc.date	2010-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:45:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:45:15Z
dc.identifier	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
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2988
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243339
dc.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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
dc.subject	ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ARTICLE
dc.subject	BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	BUDGET DEPARTMENT
dc.subject	CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	CAPACITY-BUILDING
dc.subject	CAREER ADVANCEMENT
dc.subject	CAREER STRUCTURE
dc.subject	CAREER TRACKS
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	CENTRAL MINISTRIES
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVANT
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE CADRES
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE INCENTIVES
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE JOBS
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE LAW
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE PAY
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE REFORM PROCESS
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE REMUNERATION
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE SIZE
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE WAGES
dc.subject	COLLABORATION
dc.subject	CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subject	CONSENSUS
dc.subject	CONSULTATION
dc.subject	DATA ANALYSIS
dc.subject	DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
dc.subject	DONOR FUNDING
dc.subject	DUE PROCESS
dc.subject	EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT REFORM
dc.subject	ENTITLEMENTS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	FIGURES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FISCAL CONSTRAINT
dc.subject	FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FISCAL COST
dc.subject	FISCAL COSTS
dc.subject	FISCAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject	FISCAL PRESSURES
dc.subject	FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	FLEXIBILITY
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP METHODOLOGY
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUPS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject	HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	INTERVIEWS
dc.subject	LABOR LAW
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LIABILITY
dc.subject	LINE MINISTRIES
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MILITARY PERSONNEL
dc.subject	MINISTER
dc.subject	MINISTERS
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subject	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
dc.subject	OFFICIAL GAZETTE
dc.subject	ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	PATRONAGE
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
dc.subject	PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS
dc.subject	PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	POLICE
dc.subject	POLICY DECISIONS
dc.subject	POLITICAL APPOINTEES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT
dc.subject	PREPARATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL LEVEL
dc.subject	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
dc.subject	PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	REFORM AGENDA
dc.subject	REFORM PROCESS
dc.subject	REFORM PROGRAM
dc.subject	REMUNERATION PACKAGE
dc.subject	REMUNERATION POLICIES
dc.subject	REMUNERATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS
dc.subject	SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject	SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	SOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subject	SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject	STRATEGIC POLICY
dc.subject	TOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	TOTAL SPENDING
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	VILLAGE
dc.subject	WAGE POLICY
dc.subject	WORK HOURS
dc.subject	WORKING HOURS
dc.subject	WORKPLACE
dc.title	Lao PDR - Civil Service Pay and Compensation Review : Attracting and Motivating Civil Servants
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Lao People's Democratic Republic