NPA Home

Annual Report

FY2008

(April 2008 ～ March 2009)

 

National Personnel Authority
Government of Japan

Foreword

Number and Type of Public Employees

An Introduction to the NPA

Volume One - Personnel Administration

Part 1. Major Activity concerning Personnel Administration in the Fiscal Year of 2008

 

I. Promotion of Personnel Management Based on Ability and Performance

1. The implementation of a rehearsal trial for the introduction of the Personnel Evaluation System

2. Consolidating the Personnel Evaluation System and the System for Utilizing the Evaluation Results

3. Training for Improving Evaluation Ability

�U． Securing and Developing of Human Resources

1. Efforts towards a Fundamental Review of Recruitment Examination

2. Securing and Developing Future Senior Officials

3. Promotion of Activities to Secure Human Resources

4. Expansion in the Recruitment of Experienced Personnel /Conducting of the National Public Employee Mid-career Recruitment Examination (the Second Chance Examination )

5. Expansion of Personnel Exchanges between the Government and the Private Sector

6. Expanded Employment and Promotion of Female Public Employees

7. Improvements in the Rules for Appointment and Dismissal

�V．Ensuring Proper Remuneration of Public Employees

1. Report and Recommendations for 2008

2. Treatment of Remuneration Recommendations

3. Revision of the Remuneration Act, etc., Based on Remuneration Recommendations

4. Formulation of Guidelines Concerning Remuneration of Part-time Employees

�W. Revision of Working Hours

1. Report and Recommendation for 2008

2. Treatment of Recommendations for Review of Working Hours

3. Amendment of the Working Hours Act Accompanied by Recommendations on the Working Hours

�X. Promotion of Measures and Policies towards Work-Life Balance

�Y. Ensuring Severity and Impartiality of Disciplinary Action

�Z. Appropriate Response to Objections filed and Troubleshooting Counseling

1. Tackling of Troubleshooting Counseling and Filing Objections etc.

　 Concerning the Implementation of a New Personnel Evaluation System

2. Response to Troubleshooting Counseling

�[. Improving the Environment Surrounding Retirement

1. Correction of Early Retirement Practices and the Active Utilization of the Re-appointment System

2. Consideration Relating to the Employment of Senior Public Sector Employees

3. Abolition of NPA� s Prior Approval for Re-employment System

 

Part 2.　 Establishment of the National Personnel Authority (NPA) and its History, and Current Challenges in Personnel Management System for National Public Employees

 

Foreword

Section 1. Establishment of the NPA and Its History

1. Prewar Public Employee System

2. Establishment of the Public Employee System by the Enactment of the National Public Service Act

3. Establishment of the NPA

4. Revision of the National Public Service Act in 1965

5. Revision of the National Public Service Act in 2007

6. Bill to Amend the National Public Service Act in 2009

Section 2. Basic Concept of Personnel Management System for National Public Employees

1. The Present Personnel Management System for National Public Employees

2. Points to Note When Establishing Personnel Management System

Section 3. �Current Challenges in Personnel Management System for National Public Employees

1. Role of National Public Employees

2. From Seniority and Recruitment Year-Based System to Ability and Performance-Based System

3. The Issue of Elderly Employment and Maintenance of Vitality of Organizations

4. The NPA Recommendation System and Fundamental Labor Rights

5. Neutrality and Fairness in Personnel Administration

 

Part 3. NPA Activities in FY 2008

 

Chapter 1. Appointment of Employees

Section 1. Recruitment Examinations

1. Securing Human Resources

2. Recruitment Examinations

3. Method of Recruitment Examinations

4. Conducting Recruitment Examinations

Section 2. The Situation Relating to Appointments

1. The Recruitment Situation

2. Situation Related to Incumbency and Separation

Section 3. Promotion of Level Ⅱ and Ⅲ Employees to Senior Posts

Section 4. Promoting 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 Exchanges between the Government and the Private Sector

Section 5. Situation Related to Changes in Employment Status

Section 6. Dispatch to Law Schools

Chapter 2. Human Resources Development

Section 1. Outline of Training Systems for National Public Employees

Section 2. Training Courses Given by the NPA

1. Training by Levels of Positions

2. Dispatch Training

3. Training to Improve Personnel Evaluation Abilities

4. Training Courses per Theme and per Specific Personnel

5. Training courses for Fostering Instructors

Section 3. Training Courses Conducted by the Cabinet Office and Each Ministry

1. Training Courses Conducted by the Cabinet Office and Each Ministry

2. Support for the Cabinet Office and Ministries

Section 4. Overseas study costs repayment system

Chapter 3. Remuneration of Employees

Section 1. Report and Recommendations on Remuneration

1. Mechanism for Remuneration Recommendations

2. 2008 Report and Recommendation

3. Survey of the Remuneration of National Public Employees

4. Survey of Job-by-job Pay Rates in Private Sector

Section 2. Implementation of the Remuneration Act, etc.

1. Amendments to Remuneration System not based on Remuneration Recommendations

2. Revision of the Fixed Numbers of Staff in Each Grade of the Salary Schedule, etc.

3. Disclosure of Remuneration Levels in Independent Administrative Institutions, etc.

Chapter 4. Working Hours and Leave

1. Overtime Work

2. Survey on Working Hours and Leave Systems

3. Arrangements for Leave Required by the Lay Judge System

Chapter 5. Employee Welfare and Efficiency

Section 1. Health and Safety Measures

1. Promotion of Health Management

2. Ensuring Safety

3. Instructions on Health and Safety Management

Section 2. Measures to Prevent Sexual Harassment

Section 3. System for Child-care Support, etc.

1. Expansion of the Child-care Leave System

2. Child-care Leave Actually Taken, etc.

Section 4. Leave for Self-Development, etc.

Chapter 6. Accident Compensation

Section 1. Revision of the Accident Compensation System, etc.

1. Revision of the Accident Compensation Act in Accordance with the Revision of the Remuneration Act

2. Revision of Regulations Relating to Commuting Accident Protection Scheme

3. Revision of Benefit Levels

Section 2. Status of the Implementation of the Accident Compensation System

Section 3. Operation of the Accident Compensation System 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. The Situation Relating to Disciplinary Action

Chapter 10. Planning Life after Retirement

1. Implementing the Re-appointment System

2. Support for Planning Life after Retirement

3. Status of Compulsory Retirement

Chapter 11. Employee Organization

Section 1. Scope of Managerial Personnel etc.

Section 2. Registration of Employee Organizations

Section 3. Meetings with Employee Organizations

Chapter 12. Equity Process

Section 1. Objections in Relation to Adverse Action

Section 2. Requests for Administrative Action Regarding Working Conditions

Section 3. Requests for Review Related to the Implementation of the Accident Compensation System and Requests for Measures Related to Welfare Services

Section 4. Requests for Reviews Related to Remuneration Decisions

Section 5. Complaints Counseling

Chapter 13. International Cooperation

Section 1. Status of Personnel Dispatches Based on the Employee Dispatching Act

Section 2. International Cooperation and Exchange

1. The China-Japan-Korea Personnel Policy Network

2. Cooperation with Developing Countries

3. Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program

4. Invitation Program for Foreign Government Officials

5. Research Groups from Abroad

Chapter 14. Personnel and Remuneration Duties Information System

Chapter 15. Policy Evaluation

Chapter 16. 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. Exchange of Opinions 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

 

.

Volume Two � Activities of the National Public Service Ethics Board

 

Part 1. Developments in the Past Year Concerning the Ethics System, and Future Issues

1. Framework of the Ethics System

2. Hearing Opinions on the Ethics System

3. Current Status of the Ethics System and Future Challenges

Part 2. Ethics Board Activities in FY 2008

Section 1. Awareness-raising Activities to Maintain Ethical Standards

1. Thorough Familiarization with the Ethics System and Public Relations Activities

2. Training on the Maintenance of Ethical Standards Related to Official Duties of Public Employees

Section 2. Status of Reporting System under the Ethics Act

1. Outline of the Reporting System

2. Reports Submitted in Recent Years

Section 3. Investigations and Disciplinary Action for Suspected Violations of the Ethics Law, etc.

1. Outline of Investigations and Disciplinary Procedures

2. Status of Investigations and Disciplinary Action for Suspected Violations of the Ethics Act, etc.

Page Top

Appendix