Incheon City "Establishing Disclosure of Personnel Favoritism Lists"... Implemented Even During Work Performance Evaluation Period

Priority Promotion for Top Performers Within 30% of Eligible Promotion Candidates

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City has decided to establish a system for disclosing the list of personnel requesters to ensure transparent and fair personnel management, and to increase promotions based on outstanding performance.

The city revealed the personnel management direction for the next year on the 30th, aiming to support the driving force behind key projects of the 8th term of the elected administration.

The city has set transparency and fairness as the top priorities in personnel management and plans to focus on institutionalizing the disclosure system by implementing the disclosure of personnel requesters not only during the regular personnel evaluation in the second half of July but also during the work performance evaluation period going forward.

The level of disclosure will be determined based on the frequency and nature of the requests, deciding whether to disclose real names or to disclose only ranks and job series as case examples. In July, the city disclosed only ranks and job series without revealing the real names of five personnel requesters.

Additionally, to establish a performance-centered promotion system that breaks away from seniority, the city will expand selective promotions for outstanding performers in each field.

Priority promotions will be considered within 30% of the planned number of promotions for outstanding performers recommended by the Work Performance Evaluation Committee and department heads, as well as those ranked highest in multi-faceted evaluations.

Regarding personnel transfers, the city will improve the existing method of issuing transfers uniformly across all ranks by differentiating the timing of personnel changes between senior officials at grade 4 and above and general employees at grade 5 and below.

The plan is to increase satisfaction with the desired transfer system by giving employees the opportunity to choose both the colleagues they want to work with and the departments they wish to join, thereby creating a more harmonious work atmosphere.

The city will also improve the personnel exchange method between the city and frontline military and district offices. Beyond the existing exchange method limited to technical positions in the form of transfers in and out, the city plans to activate planned exchanges through various dispatch methods considering work synergy effects.

Furthermore, the city will reflect key projects of the 8th elected administration in the biennial selection of undesirable and pending tasks, providing personnel benefits to those in charge of such tasks to support achieving results through personnel management.

Hong Junho, Director of Administration of Incheon City, stated, "Based on the personnel management direction announced this time, we will establish a basic plan and apply it starting from the regular personnel evaluation scheduled for the first half of next year in February."