Office for the Government as Employer

In its role as the Office for the Government as Employer, the Ministry of Finance's Personnel and Governance Policy Department is the central unit responsible for formulating employer and personnel policy for central government. The Office for the Government as Employer represents the State employer in collective bargaining and preparations thereof, concludes collective agreements for civil servants and other State personnel at central level and supports and guides the central government agencies in collective bargaining and other employer activities.

The Office for the Government as Employer is also responsible for preparing and implementing State personnel policy and for ensuring the implementation of these policies. It is also responsible for drafting related legislation and evaluating the personnel costs in the Budget as well as developing personnel administration information systems and statistical cooperation. Its responsibilities cover on-budget operational units, with a total personnel of around 85,000.

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