Government employees are subjects of certain legal relationships

For a very long time, such concepts as "servants" and "federal civil servants" had no legal status. These terms were not investigated at all and were not considered in fact. The lack of a solution to this question was further exacerbated by the presence in the questionnaires of personnel cadres of the column "social position", the answer in which only such variants were supposed: the peasant, the worker and the servant.
Thus, it was implied that employees are all those that can not be included in two other categories (workers, peasants). This category included not only employees of state structures, but also non-governmental institutions.

Substantiation of the essence of a civil servant

In the late fifties of the 20th century, attempts were made to justify this concept in the literature. As a result, almost all authors accepted the view that "employees" is a term understood in both the narrow and broad sense of the word.

This concept is regulated by the corresponding federal law. This normative document states that civil servants are persons who professionally carry out their official work in the relevant positions, contributing to the enforcement of the powers of state bodies of the Russian Federation. These employees receive a corresponding monetary reward, the source of which is the federal budget or the budget of a specific subject of Russia.

The main subjects of legal relations

The state and employees are two subjects of some state-service relations, which are characterized by mutual rights and obligations, restrictions and prohibitions, as well as other components of the legal status of the employee.

The state acts as the employer of a federal civil servant, and any constituent entity of the Russian Federation is the employer of an employee of a subjective level.

The main types of employees depend on the types of service: civil, law enforcement and military.

Signs of civil servants

The term "employee" can be defined by several characteristics. Firstly, it is an individual of an able-bodied age who has a perfect command of the state language, which has a vocational education and corresponding qualification requirements, legislatively established. Secondly, the employee must comply with the requirements and provisions of the relevant legislation. Thirdly, special federal laws determine the content of the employee's activities at this level, as well as his duties, legal status, restrictions, liability, bans and guarantees. Fourth, the specified special legislation gives the employee the appropriate title and rank.

Summarizing the above, it should be noted that the precise definition of the essence of employees should be the prerogative of the state. Therefore, modern legislation has given this concept a completed form from a legal point of view.