"197,000 Public Sector Regular Employees Converted in 3 Years... 96% of This Year's Target Achieved"

Ministry of Employment Releases June Regular Employee Conversion Results
74% Direct Employment by Agencies, 25% Conversion to Subsidiaries
"Improved Benefits Including Over 200,000 KRW Monthly Vacation Allowance"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] It has been revealed that over the past three years, 197,000 public sector employees have been decided to be converted from non-regular to regular positions. This achievement corresponds to 96% of the government's original target for regular employment conversion this year. It was found that those converted to regular positions received a treatment improvement of more than 200,000 KRW per month.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor disclosed on the 27th the cumulative results as of the end of June this year for the first phase (853 institutions) of public sector non-regular to regular employment conversions.

According to the data, since July 2017, a total of approximately 197,000 people have been decided to be converted to regular positions, achieving 96% of this year's target (205,000 people). The actual number of completed conversions was 185,000 (90.4% of the target).

About 12,000 people who have been decided for conversion but have not yet completed the process are expected to be sequentially converted as their existing dispatch or service contracts expire or recruitment procedures are finalized.

The government has been promoting the conversion of non-regular workers engaged in regular and continuous tasks to regular positions based on the 'Public Sector Regular Employment Conversion Guidelines.'

The improvement of treatment for those converted to regular positions is being implemented step-by-step, and as a result of providing welfare benefits such as holiday bonuses and welfare points without discrimination, it was found that treatment improvements of more than 200,000 KRW per month have been achieved.

Looking at the methods of conversion, about 137,000 people (73.7%) were directly employed by institutions, about 47,000 people (25.3%) were converted through subsidiaries, and about 1,000 people (1.0%) were converted through third-sector methods such as social enterprises.

Regarding recruitment methods, 84.2% were hired by conversion from existing non-regular workers, and 15.8% were hired through competitive recruitment.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor explained that the high rate of conversion hiring is because, considering that non-regular workers have experienced employment insecurity while performing regular and continuous tasks for a long time, the guideline established the principle of hiring non-regular workers by conversion at the time of its announcement.

However, even in this case, a minimum evaluation process must be conducted. Additionally, the guidelines stipulate that jobs preferred by young job seekers, such as professional positions, should go through competitive recruitment.

The government plans to support institutions that have not completed regular employment conversion by providing expert consulting and other measures to complete the conversion within this year.

The regular employment conversion performance by institution disclosed this time can be checked at the 'Public Sector Non-Regular Employment Improvement System (http://public.moel.go.kr)'.

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