SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Government officials and public employees involved in real estate affairs will be required to register their assets with the authorities, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Sunday. The ministry last week preannounced the latest revision to the enforcement ordinance of the Public Service Ethics Act. The new rules will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Among South Korean public officials, those who are younger and newer to their jobs have a low level of awareness about how important it is to serve the nation and its people. The Korea Institute of Public Administration conducted a survey of 4,111 public servants, with 71.5 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Avian influenza (AI) is spreading across the country as the coronavirus continues to rage on, taking a severe toll on public servants in charge of quarantine and burial. AI outbreak was confirmed at a duck farm in Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province on Dec. 5. Now, all poultry within [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Most of South Korea’s young public servants in their 20s and 30s tend to think that there are ‘kkondae’ at their organizations. Kkondae is Korean term that the younger generation uses to refer to people of older age or higher status who act condescendingly. On Tuesday, the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In its latest efforts to fight the new coronavirus, South Korea on Thursday introduced a flexible working scheme, including flexible working hours and remote working, for public servants. Under the guidelines, public servants across the country are expected to take turns working remotely, either at home or at so-called [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of high-ranking female public servants in central government agencies surpassed 100 for the first time last year, government data showed Wednesday. The number of women in senior government roles reached 102 last year, accounting for 6.7 percent of the total ranking central government officials, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Civil servant is the most sought-after job among South Korean adults, though most of them aim to take jobs as office workers for practical reasons, a poll showed Friday. Of the 1,143 job seekers and salaried people questioned, the largest portion — 26.7 percent — said they want to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Under an amendment to current labor laws, going forward public servants in South Korea will be permitted to work fewer hours while pregnant. According to a proposal unveiled by the Ministry of Personnel Management on Wednesday, female public servants will work two hours less during pregnancy, while those with children [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of public servants disciplined for drunk driving nearly doubled to 1,175 last year from a year earlier, according to government data obtained by a ruling party lawmaker. The Ministry of Personnel Management data showed that a total of 3,544 public servants received disciplinary punishment for drunk driving [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Those born in the year 1958, the year of the dog, are symbolic of the turbulent changes that South Korea has experienced over the past half-century. They also represent the baby boomers born between 1955 and 1960, just after the Korean War. The year 1958 was also the first [...]