Singapore civil service is the head of the civil service. The position holder is accountable for ensuring that the civil service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment. The head of civil service as of September 2017 is Leo Yip, who also holds the positions of Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (Strategy Group) and National Security and Intelligence Coordination. Civil servants need to declare casino visitation within a week if they went to 2 local casinos more than four times a month, or
Civil Service of the Republic of Ireland positions are recruited openly by the Public Appointments Service (formerly the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commission). The current Social Partnership agreement "Towards 2016" allows for a proportion of the previously internally filled positions to be advisertised and filled externally, at the grades of Principal Officer, Assistant Principal and Higher Executive Officer. Many positions at Assistant Secretary level (generally the second most senior grade in a Government Department) have also been advertised externally in recent years. In some departments or offices, particularly at senior levels in the Civil Service of the State, different titles (such as Director or Commissioner) may