Gyeonggi Province Public Institutions Temporarily Allow Staff Exceeding Quota Due to Parental Leave

Disability Employment Rate to Expand to 5% by 2026
Announcement of Basic Operation Plan for Public Institutions in the 8th Elected Administration

Gyeonggi Province is expanding the employment of people with disabilities in its affiliated public institutions. It will also separately manage employees on parental leave to resolve issues such as work discontinuity.

On the 19th, Gyeonggi Province announced the "Basic Operation Plan for Gyeonggi Province Public Institutions in the 8th Term of Civil Administration," which includes these measures.

According to the plan, the province will first regularize the integrated recruitment period for affiliated public institutions to twice a year, in March and September. Additionally, Governor Kim Dong-yeon's administration aims to raise the employment rate of people with disabilities to 5% during his term. This target is 1.2 percentage points higher than the current legal mandatory employment rate of 3.8%.

The hiring process for people with disabilities will also be improved. Instead of requiring the National Competency Standards (NCS) job competency test for disabled applicants, they will be selected through personality tests and interviews to remove entry barriers, and suitable jobs including remote work will be identified.

A family-friendly workplace environment will also be created.

First, the proportion of female managers in public institutions, currently 33.4%, will be increased to 35%. Furthermore, a separate quota system will be implemented for employees on parental leave exceeding six months, and management plans for temporary quota excess will be established. Previously, when vacancies occurred due to parental leave, temporary workers were hired, causing issues such as disruption of work continuity and frequent resignations.

Family-friendly work policies such as maternity protection leave before childbirth and parental leave will be expanded, and various work styles including improved titles for public service workers, flexible working hours, four-day intensive workweeks, and remote work will be introduced.

The plan also aims to strengthen organizational flexibility, autonomy, and responsible management. An integrated management system for regular and public service staff quotas will be implemented, internal audit functions secured, a debt-focused management system introduced, and the substance of executive responsibility contracts expanded.

In addition, Gyeonggi Province plans to continuously strengthen innovative management of its affiliated public institutions by enhancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management and promoting RE100 achievement within the 8th term of civil administration.

Currently, there are 28 public institutions under Gyeonggi Province, employing about 5,400 regular staff and 1,500 public service workers.

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