Reflections on Taiwan’s Civil Service Protection: From the Viewpoint of U.S. Federal Government Prohibited Personnel Practices
Caroline H. Liu*
Abstract
This paper introduces and analyzes U.S. Federal Government Prohibited Personnel Practices appeal system, based on which to reflect on Taiwan’s Civil Service Protection. Influenced by German legal philosophy, Taiwan’s Civil Service Protection focuses on the impact of personnel actions on civil servants, whereas to protect merit system, U.S.’s Prohibited Personnel Practices appeal emphasizes the motives behind the decisions of personnel actions. This paper proposes that to strengthen legal protection for civil servants, Taiwan needs to consider the motives behind personnel decisions in government.
Keywords: Prohibited Personnel Practices, Civil Service Protection, Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
* Caroline H. Liu, Ph.D. in Public Administration, University of Southern California, officer, Ministry of Examination, email : zencaroline@gmail.com.