Reports of Abuse of Authority in Internal Regulations by KEPCO, KHNP, Gas Corporation, and Oil Corporation Accepted

Korea Commission on Human Rights Collects Public Opinions on 'Unfair Regulations Improvement in Energy Sector Public Institutions' from June 6 to 24
"Accepting Improvement Proposals on Abuse of Authority, Unfair Personnel Practices, and Inappropriate Welfare Rules via 'Gukmin Saenggakham'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government is seeking public opinions on whether the internal regulations of 18 energy public institutions, including Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Korea Gas Corporation, and Korea National Oil Corporation, contain abuses of authority or unfair personnel practices.

On the 6th, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced that it will collect public opinions until the 24th on improvements needed in the internal regulations of 18 energy public institutions related to abuse of authority or discretion, unfair personnel practices, and inappropriate welfare benefits in sectors such as gas, electricity, and oil. Opinions can be submitted via the online communication platform 'Gukmin Saenggakham' (National Idea Box).

The target institutions include KEPCO, KHNP, Korea Gas Corporation, Korea National Oil Corporation, the five power generation companies including Korea Midland Power, and the district heating corporation.

Reports are being accepted on whether these institutions’ internal regulations contain ▲ potential abuse of authority or discretion related to private contracts, ▲ provisions on inappropriately operated welfare benefits based on customary practices, or ▲ unfair personnel regulations with concerns about abuse of discretion in hiring and promotion.

This is part of the public institution corruption impact assessment prepared by the ACRC. The commission has planned this to conduct a comprehensive review of regulations related to corruption-prone areas in public institutions.

Starting next month with improvements in 18 energy public institutions that have received large-scale public funds, the commission plans to continue improving regulations in 36 public enterprises including airports, ports, and transportation, as well as 151 local public corporations and public organizations.

The ACRC has formed a 'Regulation Improvement Inspection Team' to analyze various data including internal audit results, investigations into hiring irregularities, and issues reported in the media.

The corruption impact assessment is an anti-corruption control mechanism that analyzes and evaluates corruption-inducing factors from the legislative drafting stage and recommends institutions to correct them in advance. It is one of the mandatory government legislative procedures when enacting or revising laws.

Im Yoonju, Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at the ACRC, said, "We hope the public will provide valuable opinions to help improve unfair and unreasonable regulations in public institutions closely related to citizens’ lives."

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