Civil servants who resigned and wish to return to public service have a new update. Previously, those who resigned could return within 6 months. According to Article 92 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657, titled “Reappointment of Resigned Civil Servants,” the provision states that “Those who voluntarily left public service or are deemed to have left under the provisions of this Law may be reappointed no more than twice, provided there is a vacant position in the class they left and they meet the qualifications of that class. They may be appointed to the same grade and step they held at the time of departure, or, in accordance with Article 71, to positions of an equal grade in another class.”
Therefore, civil servants subject to Law No. 657 who have resigned twice and wish to return must meet two conditions: there must be a vacant post in the relevant class, and they must satisfy the qualification requirements for the class they seek to reenter.
Article 97 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657 sets out restrictions on reappointment, subject to financial and disciplinary liabilities. Key points include the following restrictions:
- Those who left public service in accordance with the second and third paragraphs of Article 94 may not be reappointed before six months have passed.
- Those who are deemed to have left under this Law or who did not comply with the second paragraph of Article 94 may not be reappointed before one year has passed.
- Those who failed to comply with the mandatory requirements set out in Article 95 may not be reappointed before three years have passed.
- Those who acted contrary to Article 96 are permanently barred from reappointment.
In short, the law specifies time limits and conditions that determine when a resigned civil servant may be rehired, as well as circumstances that permanently disqualify an individual from returning to public service.