The Civil Service Commission (CSC)

The Civil Service Commission, hereafter CSC, is a statutory board appointed to make proposals and advise the Cabinet on policies and strategies regarding human resource management in the public sector. These pertain to remuneration systems, management and development of human resources, workforce planning. The CSC is also responsible for prescribing rules, directives, regulations, and guidelines for the administration of human resource management in government agencies and other issues imposed by the Civil Service Act, B.E. 2551 (2008) and other laws. The CSC’s integral role is to recruit officials with integrity, knowledge, and adequate capabilities for official duties so as to maintain morale and build motivation to carry out their duties. This will therefore make the officials ready for driving government policies that contribute to the country’s continued progress. 

The CSC comprises ex officio commissioners who are the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister designated by the Prime Minister as chairperson, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, the Director-General of the Bureau of the Budget, the Secretary-General of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board as commissioners; and no less than 5 and no more than 7 of qualified experts in the fields of human resource management, administration and management and law. The Secretary-General of the Office of the Civil Service Commission is a commissioner and secretary to the CSC. 

The CSC’s responsibilities include: 

1. To provide the Cabinet with advice and suggestions on human resources management policies and strategies in the public sector related to remuneration standards, management and development of human resources, as well as workforce planning and other matters, which are to be adopted as operational guidelines for government agencies
2. To make proposals to the Cabinet for deliberation on the adjustment of civil servant remuneration, position allowances, welfare or other fringe benefits
3. To prescribe rules, procedures and standards for the management and development of human resources as operational guidelines for government agencies
4. To approve workforces for government agencies
5. To issue CSC Rules and Regulations on human resource management, while giving suggestions or setting guidelines for the execution of government agencies in pursuance of the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008). The CSC Rules and Regulations come into force upon approval of the Cabinet and publication in the Government Gazette
6. To interpret and identify problems arising from the application of the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008), as well as to set practice guidelines for problematic cases; resolutions of the CSC under this sub-section become enforceable upon approval of the Cabinet
7. To supervise, oversee, monitor, inspect and evaluate the implementation of human resource management of civil servants in ministries and departments in order to maintain fairness and standards, to inspect and monitor the performance of functions under the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008). In this regard, the CSC shall have the power to summon documents and evidence from government agencies, or to summon representatives of government agencies, officials or other persons to give statements of fact; and the power to issue regulations requiring ministries and departments to file reports on human resource management within their scope of authority to the CSC
8. To formulate policies and regulations concerning the King’s scholarship and government scholarships congruent with the human resource management policies in the civil service, as well as allocate scholarship recipients as civil servants in ministries and departments or government agencies once they have completed their studies

9. To issue directives or regulations pertaining to the provision of education, supervision and assistance to public personnel, the King’s scholarship recipients, government scholarship recipients and private students under the care of the CSC, as well as to collect service fees for the supervision and administration of education which shall be deemed as revenue for the government agencies on providing publicly beneficial services under the law on budgetary procedures
10. To prescribe rules and procedures for credential accreditation of holders of degrees, vocational certificates or other credentials for the purpose of instatement and appointment as civil servants, and determination of salary or remuneration as well as position levels and categories for such credentials
11. To determine rates of fees for the performance of functions pertaining to human resource management under the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008)
12. To consider the installment of the personnel record system and the alteration of personnel records with respect to dates of birth, and to monitor civil servants’ retirement by age
13. To carry out other duties as prescribed in the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008) and other related laws

Upon the issuance of CSC Rules and Regulations in line with Sub-Section 5, as being deemed appropriate, CSC should confer the duty of advising relevant ministries on the Office of Civil Service Commission (OCSC).