Personnel risks in human resource management of the public civil service

The article is devoted to the definition of the concept and identification of the features of personnel risks in the management of the civil service personnel. The authors carry out an analysis of a number of interpretations of personnel risk, characterize their shortcomings, and offer the definition of personnel risks in personnel management of the public civil service. On the base of official data, the paper shows that violations related, for example, to the non-settlement of the conflict of interest of federal and regional employees, holding public positions and other officials. However, the choice of personnel risks in the management of civil service personnel as a subject of research is of scientific and practical interest, primarily due to the high importance of this category of personnel in the enforcement of the powers of public authorities. The authors are convinced that corruption risks are types of personnel risks. However, in addition to the conflict of interests and corruption, the structure of personnel risks includes risks of unprofessionalism, negligence, irresponsibility, demotivation, professional burnout, etc., not related to the extraction of benefits. Ignoring these types of personnel risks leads to the fact that they more likely transforms into corruption.