Chungbuk Province Conducts Comprehensive Survey on Hiring Practices of 15 Local Public Institutions

[Asia Economy (Chungbuk) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungbuk Province will conduct a full-scale survey on the hiring practices of 15 local public institutions.

The province announced on the 26th that starting from the 1st of next month, it will conduct a full survey over two months on the hiring practices of 15 institutions including public enterprises and investment/subsidized organizations under the province.

The survey will target new hires and regular employee conversions recruited by each institution from December 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.

The main inspection items include ▲ compliance with regulations at each hiring stage such as document screening, written tests, and interviews during new recruitment ▲ operation status of the ‘extra points system for incumbent employee hiring exams’ with unclear grounds ▲ whether verification procedures are conducted for applicants’ submitted career records ▲ compliance with procedures and regulations for regular employee conversion candidates ▲ adherence to guidelines regarding nepotism and government hiring policies.

If any hiring corruption is detected as a result of the survey, the province plans to request disciplinary action (including fines) against the related personnel at the respective institutions based on a zero-tolerance policy.

In particular, if there is strong suspicion of corruption such as nepotistic hiring or score manipulation, the province plans to request investigations by prosecutors and police.

Meanwhile, the province excluded Cheongju Medical Center and Chungju Medical Center, designated as COVID-19 dedicated hospitals, from the survey considering the increased fatigue of medical staff due to workload and the spread of COVID-19.

Im Yang-gi, the provincial auditor, stated, “If any unreasonable matters are found as a result of the full survey, we will notify the relevant departments and promote system improvements to establish a fair and transparent hiring culture.”

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