The principle of civil service that guarantees the employment of public workers is

1. Analyze the question The question asks which principle of the civil service guarantees that public workers keep their jobs, meaning job security.

2. Explain the concept The civil service operates on several key principles:

• Neutrality (neutralism): Civil servants must be politically impartial. They serve any government in power without taking sides.
• Anonymity: Civil servants are not publicly praised or blamed for government policies. The minister takes the credit or blame.
• Permanence: Civil servants hold their jobs until retirement age, regardless of changes in government. They cannot be dismissed just because a new party or regime takes over, only for proven misconduct or following due process.
• Loyalty: Civil servants owe faithful service to the government of the day and to the state.

3. Solution

• Neutralism is about political impartiality, not job security. Not the answer.
• Anonymity is about not being publicly identified with policies. Not the answer.
• Permanence is about continuity in office and security of tenure. Civil servants stay in service even when governments change. This matches the question.
• Loyalty is about commitment to the government, not a guarantee of employment. Not the answer.

4. Answer The correct option is C. permanence.

5. Exam tip Link each principle to a keyword:

• Permanence = Protection of job (tenure)
• Neutrality = No party politics
• Anonymity = Anonymous (no names, no blame)
• Loyalty = Like faithfulness to government

If a question mentions job security, tenure, or "until retirement," think permanence.