President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged public officials to report any flaws in the government’s personnel system as he moved to improve transparency and contain unease after recent appointment disputes.
Fewer young Koreans are studying for civil service exams, as the once-coveted path to job security loses its appeal in the face of low pay, workplace stress and rigid hierarchies.
A civil servant working for the city government of Chungju in North Chungcheong has been charged with raping a minor he met through KakaoTalk, after coercing her to gain her trust.
A court has ruled that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted lawfully in refusing to appoint a candidate to a civil service post after learning of their previous sex crime convictions.
A public official in charge of civil petitions was physically assaulted for refusing a person's request for money to pay personal expenses but did not report the incident to police until 12 days later.
The number of civil servant resignees who worked under five years surged more than double in five years, according to a report by the National Assembly Research Service received from the Government Employees Pension Service.
A civil servant whose personal information was leaked online was found dead, the police said on Wednesday.
Competition for Korea's entry-level civil service selection exams has plunged to the lowest level in 31 years due to harder tests and fewer students.
The word “fairness” is being overused. Everyone talks about it.
Last Friday, Kwon Seong-dong, acting head of the People Power Party (PPP), said that he had personally recommended a civil servant surnamed Woo who is at the center of a nepotism scandal.
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