BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL REGULATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN UKRAINE

The article is devoted to the scientific study of social security of civil servants as employees with special legal status. The relevance, novelty of scientific research and its social significance are proved. The legislative consolidation of social security of work, in the context of the concepts of «social security» and «social protection» is given. Theoretical and methodological bases of formation and maintenance of social safety of work are considered. Social security of work is presented as an important factor in improving the legal status of civil servants. The state of protection from certain threats and dangers in relation to social rights is considered. The right to a decent level of social security of labor is analyzed. The formation of the concept of «social security» is considered and scientific views are given, which help to define the definition of the concept of «social security of civil servants». A systematic scientific approach to the analysis of social safety at work is presented. The role of the state as the main subject of guaranteeing social security of civil servants is considered. Social guarantees are defined as the main lever of social security at work. Consolidation of norms of social safety of work in normative-legal acts of the general or local levels is resulted. Elements of social security are considered: social protection and social security. Views on the concept of «social security», «social protection» are analyzed. The difference between these categories of concepts is explained. The need to guarantee and maintain a decent level of occupational safety of a special category of workers has been proved. Ways to increase the level of its provision and ways of their implementation are offered. The need for further research and improvement of the legal framework for social security of civil servants, which will maximize the protection of civil servants in the social space in the performance of official duties and tasks.