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Number and Type of Public Employees

An Introduction to the NPA

Volume One - Personnel Administration

Part 1. Human Resources Supply to the Public Sector and the Ideal Workplace for Public Employees: a Message to Public Employee Candidates

• Foreword
• 1. Human Resources Supply to the Public Service Sector

  • (1) Current State of the Labor Market for New Graduates
  • (2) Securing Excellent Human Resources for the Public Service Sector
  • (3) Attractiveness of Working as a National Public Employee for Students
  • (4) Students' Attitudes toward Selection of Their Place of Employment
  • (5) Requirements for National Public Employees from the Recruiting Side's Viewpoint and Recruiting Activities
  • (6) Human Resources Development for Young Employees
  • (7) Summary
• 2. Ideal Public Workplace and Securing Human Resources

  • (1) Public Services in the Labor Market
  • (2) Ideal Recruitment, Development, and Utilization of Personnel for Securing Human Resources
• Closing

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Part 2. Personnel Administration - Major Trends of This Fiscal Year and Future Challenges

• I. Promoting Personnel Management based on Ability and Performance

  • 1. Establishing a Personnel Evaluation System
  • 2. Expanding the Recruitment and Promotion of Female National Public Employees
  • 3. Promotion of Employees Recruited through the Level II and III Examinations, etc., to Senior Posts
  • 4. Modalities for the Recruitment, Selection, and Fostering of Future Senior Officials
  • 5. Proper Operation of the Change-in-Status System
• II. Securing and Developing Diverse, Competent Personnel

  • 1. Reinforcement and Improvement of Activities for Recruitment Examinations
  • 2. Promoting Public-Private Personnel Exchange
  • 3. Reviewing the System for Recruiting Experienced Personnel
  • 4. Establishment of the Law on the Reimbursement of Study Abroad Expenses
• III. Securing Appropriate Remuneration for Public Employees

  • 1. Report and Recommendation for FY 2006
  • 2. Treatment of the Remuneration Recommendation
  • 3. Amendment of the Remuneration Law, etc. based on Remuneration Recommendation
• IV. Improvement of the Work Environment

  • 1. Introduction of Diverse Working Patterns
  • 2. Trend of Working Hours
  • 3. Promoting Policies for Sound Mental Health
  • 4. Promoting and Utilizing the Computerization of Procedures Related to Personnel and Remuneration
• V. Appropriate Responses to Complaints from Employees

  • 1. Trends in Cases Submitted to Equity Process
  • 2. Responding to Complaint Counseling
• VI. Improving Environment for Retirement

  • 1. Situation regarding Employment in Profit-Making Enterprises after Retirement from the Public Service
  • 2. Correcting the Practice of Early Retirement and Utilizing the Re-employment System Actively
  • 3. Retirement Benefits of the Public and Private Sectors
• VII. Promoting the "China-Japan-Korea Personnel Policy Network"

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Part 3. NPA Activities in FY 2006

• Chapter 1. Appointment of Employees

  • Section 1. Recruitment Examinations
    • 1. Outline of Recruitment Examinations
    • 2. Method of Recruitment Examinations
    • 3. Online Application for Recruitment Examinations
    • 4. Conducting Recruitment Examinations
  • Section 2. Appointment and Separation
    • 1. Appointment
    • 2. Incumbents and Separation
  • Section 3. Promotion of Level II and III Employees to Senior Posts
  • Section 4. Recruitment of Human Resources from the Private Sector
    • 1. Recruiting Personnel from the Private Sector for the Invigoration of the Public Sector
    • 2. Fixed-Term Employment
    • 3. Fixed-Term Employment of Researchers
    • 4. Personnel Exchange between the Public and Private Sectors
  • Section 5. Change-in-Status System
  • Section 6. Dispatch to Law Schools
• Chapter 2. Human Resource Development

  • 1. Status of Training
  • 2. Joint Training (Administrative Training) for Future Senior Officials
  • 3. Training for Employees Who Have Business Experience
  • 4. Administrative Seminars for Executives
  • 5. Training for Female Employees
  • 6. Mentor Development Training
  • 7. Training for Personnel in the Cabinet Office and Ministries Headquarters, etc.
  • 8. Dispatching Personnel for Training
  • 9. Training Courses for Instructors
  • 10. Training Courses Conducted by the Cabinet Office and Each Ministry
  • 11. Assistance to the Cabinet Office and Each Ministry
  • 12. Promoting e-Learning
• Chapter 3. Remuneration

  • Section 1. Report and Recommendation on Remuneration
    • 1. NPA Remuneration Recommendation System
    • 2. 2006 Report and Recommendation
    • 3. Fact-finding Survey of the Remuneration of National Public Employees
    • 4. Fact-Finding Survey of Remuneration in the Private Sector
  • Section 2. Implementation of the Remuneration Law
    • 1. Amendment of Remuneration System not based on Remuneration Recommendation
    • 2. Revision of the Fixed Numbers of Staff in Each Grade of the Salary Schedule
    • 3. Publicizing Remuneration Levels of Independent Administrative Institutions, etc.
• Chapter 4. Working Hours and Leave

  • 1. Trend of Working Hours
  • 2. Research and Survey of Working Hours and Leave Systems
• Chapter 5. Welfare and Efficiency

  • Section 1. Health and Safety Management
    • 1. Promotion of Health Management
    • 2. Ensuring Safety
    • 3. Instructions on the Health and Safety Management
  • Section 2. Measures to Prevent Sexual Harassment
  • Section 3. Child Care Leave
    • 1. Enlargement of and Challenges Facing the Child Care Leave System
    • 2. Situations concerning the Application of the Child Care Leave
• Chapter 6. Accident Compensation

  • Section 1. Revision of the Accident Compensation System
    • 1. Revision of NPA Rules in Accordance with Amendment of the Compensation Law
    • 2. Revision of Benefit Levels
  • Section 2. Implementation of Accident Compensation
  • Section 3. Management of the Accident Compensation System
    • 1. Consideration on the Implementation System of Accident Compensation Procedures
    • 2. Appropriate Management of the Compensation System
• Chapter 7. Audits

  • 1. Audit of Payrolls
  • 2. Audit of Health and Safety Management
  • 3. Audits of Implementation of Accident Compensation
• Chapter 8. Employment in Profit-making Enterprises
• Chapter 9. Employee Discipline and Disciplinary Action

  • Section 1. Service Discipline
  • Section 2. Disciplinary Action
    • 1. Outline of the Disciplinary Action System and Giving Instruction on Disciplinary Actions
    • 2. Situation of Disciplinary Actions
• Chapter 10. Planning Life after Retirement

  • 1. Implementing the Re-employment System
  • 2. Support for Planning Life after Retirement
  • 3. Status of Compulsory Retirement
• Chapter 11. Employee Organizations

  • Section 1. Scope of Managerial and Other High-ranking Personnel
  • Section 2. Registered Employee Organizations
  • Section 3. Meeting with Employee Organizations
• Chapter 12. Equity Process

  • Section 1. Objections Related to Adverse Action
  • Section 2. Requests for Administrative Action Regarding Working Conditions
  • Section 3. Objections Related to Accident Compensation and Welfare Provision
  • Section 4. Objections Related to Remuneration Decisions
  • Section 5. Complaint Counseling
• Chapter 13. International Cooperation

  • Section 1. Dispatching of Personnel
  • Section 2. International Cooperation and Exchange
    • 1. Cooperation to Developing Countries
    • 2. Korean Government Officials Development Program
    • 3. Training Program to Develop Russian Public Employees
    • 4. Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
    • 5. Invitation Program for Foreign Government Officials
    • 6. Cooperation with International Organizations
    • 7. Research Group from Abroad
• Chapter 14. Policy Evaluation
• Chapter 15. NPA President's Award and Exchanging Opinions with a Variety of Groups

  • Section 1. NPA President's Award
  • Section 2. Exchange of Opinions with a Variety of Groups
    • 1. Exchanging Opinion on Public Service Issues
    • 2. Exchanging Opinion with Enterprise Owners
    • 3. Exchanging Opinion with Advisors
    • 4. Monitor Survey on National Public Employees and Visits to Public Service Workplaces by Editorial Writers, etc.

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Volume Two - Activities of the National Public Service Ethics Board

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Appendix