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S. Korean Public Servants Work up to 1,000 Hours More than Their OECD Counterparts a Year

S. Korean Public Servants Work up to 1,000 Hours More than Their OECD Counterparts a Year

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean public servants on around-the-clock duties, such as police and customs officials, work about 1,000 hours more a year than public workers in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Personnel and Management’s survey, government [...]

President Unveils Plan to Hire 1,500 New Firefighters in 2017

President Unveils Plan to Hire 1,500 New Firefighters in 2017

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in promised Wednesday to hire 1,500 new firefighters before the year’s end and a total of 19,000 before his five-year term ends.  The 19,000 new firefighters and rescue workers will be included in 810,000 new jobs the president has pledged to create, but he said they will [...]

Moon’s New Take on Government Employment Leads to Growing Civil Service

Moon’s New Take on Government Employment Leads to Growing Civil Service

SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of employees working for local governments has exceeded 300,000 for the first time, topping 303,401 as of end of last year, announced the Ministry of the Interior on Monday.  South Korea first adopted regional municipalities in 1995, when local governments hired 277,387 employees. The number of firefighters [...]

Soaring Number of Public Office Exam Takers Cost South Korea Billions

Soaring Number of Public Office Exam Takers Cost South Korea Billions

SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Seeking stability amid stiff job competition and a prolonged economic downturn, the number of test takers for civil service jobs is skyrocketing.  In 2016, there were 257,000 young Koreans (aged 15 to 29) preparing for public service examinations, up by 38.9 percent from 185,000 in 2015, and accounting for [...]

Work Exchange Program Offers Government Officials Temporary Work at Commercial Firms

Work Exchange Program Offers Government Officials Temporary Work at Commercial Firms

BUSAN, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Temporary Private Enterprise Exchange Program was first implemented in February by the Busan Metropolitan Government, allowing civil servants the opportunity to take up employment at commercial firms for a certain period of time, until they return to their government posts of origin.  The system was initially met with [...]