SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — One in nine South Korean civil servants recently participated in the long-criticized custom of subordinates treating senior officials to meals, underscoring the persistence of outdated hierarchical practices within the public sector despite reform efforts. A joint survey released Friday by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the [...]
GWANGJU, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The recorded message comes before every call now: “This call will be recorded from this point onward.” It was supposed to make things better. It hasn’t. At the Seo District Office in Gwangju, where municipal workers answer hundreds of citizen complaints each week, the voices on the other end of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Depression and adjustment disorders are the most common work-related illnesses among South Korean government employees, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Personnel Management. The study, released on June 21, analyzed approved cases of work-related injuries and illnesses among civil servants in 2022. Mental health issues topped the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to implement a zero-tolerance policy that will exclude public officials from their positions even for a first-time intentional drug offense. This initiative is part of a broader plan to improve public service integrity and deter misconduct within the ranks of government employees. Additionally, the [...]
JEJU, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island is set to implement a new remote working system specifically designed for young civil servants, particularly those belonging to the so-called MZ generation in their 20s and 30s. This innovative work arrangement allows eligible employees to perform their duties from designated public facilities and national institutions, rather than [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The once sought-after job of working as a government employee is losing popularity due to stagnant wages and an overhaul of the pension system. The Ministry of Personnel Management recently received applications for the state exam to recruit grade 9 public servants. A total of 121,526 people applied for [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has announced a plan to switch the desktop computers used by 623,000 civil servants working for various levels of government as well as public institutions to business laptops called “Onbook” by 2027 on a step-by-step basis. Onbooks are laptops that civil servants [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As time-fixed lunch breaks for civil servants are set to be implemented in some areas, pros and cons debates are heating up here South Korea. Ten district offices in the southern port city of Busan plan to introduce the fixed lunch break for civil servants starting from January next [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of the growing voices for the establishment of gender-equal organization culture, the Seoul city government plans to expand the number of night shifts offered to female civil servants. At the Seoul Waterworks Authority, women will be encouraged to work the night shift. Night shifts require workers [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced Sunday a set of tough “social distancing” measures for civil servants, employees of public organizations and soldiers nationwide, kicking off a two-week intensive campaign against the spread of the coronavirus. The guidelines call for the expansion of telecommuting among public officials, flexible working hours [...]