Gwanak-gu Provides Incentives to Actively Working Employees

Incentives for Excellent Proactive Public Officials, Relaxation of Proactive Administration Immunity Standards... Establishment of Judgment Criteria and Strict Measures for Passively Working Employees

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) provides definite incentives to employees who actively handle tasks based on creativity and expertise for the public interest.

Recently, as the administrative environment rapidly changes, the gap between laws, systems, and the field has deepened, making the role of public officials who recognize problems on-site and actively resolve them increasingly important.

Accordingly, Gwanak-gu designated the Audit Officer as the dedicated department to establish a public service culture leading proactive administration, and formulated the ‘2020 Proactive Administration Implementation Plan,’ implementing four major areas: ▲Reorganizing the proactive administration promotion system ▲Preferential treatment for proactive public officials ▲Protection and support for proactive public officials ▲Eradication of passive administration.

The district plans to revise related regulations by building a cooperative system with relevant departments such as personnel, innovation, and legal affairs to systematically and efficiently promote proactive administration.

By operating the ‘Proactive Administration Support Committee,’ personnel incentives will be provided to public officials who perform proactive administration, while those who engage in passive administration will be disciplined, strengthening the linkage between proactive administration and personnel affairs to ensure clear rewards and punishments.

Additionally, to alleviate the decision-making burden on practitioners during the process of actively handling important matters such as high-level policy decisions, the ‘Pre-consultation System’ will be activated.

Along with this, the ‘Proactive Administration Exemption System’ will be operated, exempting responsible personnel from reprimand if there is no intentional or gross negligence in high-level policy decisions, and recognizing that public officials who process tasks according to opinions obtained through pre-consultation meet the exemption criteria, thereby easing the exemption standards.

Furthermore, public officials who perform proactive administration will have restrictions on the exercise of recourse claims and will be able to receive assistance from legal experts, aiming to protect their status and property rights.

The district will establish judgment criteria for passive administration and conduct regular inspections; in cases judged as passive administration such as neglect of duty or desk-bound administration, strict measures will be taken.

Mayor Park Jun-hee stated, “We will create an online communication channel among employees to raise awareness of proactive administration and strengthen workplace education,” adding, “We will strive to ensure that the establishment of a proactive administration culture in the public service leads to improved benefits that residents can feel.”

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