[2020 National Audit] Gyeonggi-do, 23 Retired Public Officials Reemployed in Public Institutions Over 3 Years

Yang Gi-dae, member of the Democratic Party of Korea

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] In the past three years, 23 public officials who retired in Gyeonggi Province were re-employed by public institutions within the province.

According to data submitted by Gyeonggi Province on the 19th to Yang Ki-dae, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea (Gyeonggi Gwangmyeong), the number of public officials re-employed by public institutions in the province after retirement was 10 in 2018, 10 in 2019, and 3 in 2020 (as of September), totaling 23.

The average time taken from retirement to re-employment was 3.3 months.

In particular, the period from retirement to re-employment by year was analyzed as ▲153 days (5 months) in 2018 ▲71 days (2 months) in 2019 ▲16 days in 2020, showing a trend of shortening re-employment periods. Five individuals were re-employed the very next day after retirement.

The ranks of re-employed officials before retirement were 1 senior official, 2 at grade 2, 2 at grade 3, 12 at grade 4, and 6 at grade 5. There were no public officials at grade 6 or below.

Assemblyman Yang Ki-dae stated, "It can be morally problematic for retired public officials in the province to be immediately employed by public institutions with closely related duties after retirement," and urged, "Measures should be established to enhance fairness and transparency in the hiring processes of public institutions within the province."