Official Appointment of 9 Class and Group Leaders Plus 1 Additional Appointment... "No Allowance" Explanation
No Board Resolution Before Office Lease Contract... Judged Not an Important Asset
Seo-gu Councilor Ahn Hyeong-ju Points Out "Seek Improvement Plans First, Strengthen Substance"
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Although the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Facilities Management Corporation marked one year since its transition from a private consignment company to a public enterprise, it has been revealed that there are still many areas where administration is not smooth.
According to Seo-gu, Gwangju, on the 9th, the corporation publicly recruited team leaders and sub-leaders for each environmental work part along with the transition to a public enterprise at the end of last year.
A total of nine people were appointed: six team leaders and sub-leaders by waste type in the household waste collection and transportation sector, one mobile team leader, one recycling sorting team leader, and one large waste team leader in the recycling sorting and large waste collection, transportation, and processing sector. The general team leader was appointed from the food waste part team leader.
The appointed team leaders and sub-leaders serve as communication channels with employees in each part, sometimes conveying the management's position or issuing work instructions. They receive position allowances ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 KRW.
However, it was confirmed that there are actually 10 team leaders, not nine. Besides the officially appointed team leaders and sub-leaders at that time, another team leader was openly listed on the organizational chart.
Although this team leader does not receive a position allowance like the others, they have unofficially performed the role of a team leader.
Another issue is that the corporation's regulations are not being properly followed.
In September, the corporation signed a lease contract for an office space of 152.5㎡ in Nongsong-dong, Seo-gu. The contract period was three months, from October to December.
The problem is that this contract was made without the approval of the board of directors. The corporation's regulations clearly state that matters related to the acquisition, disposal, and leasing of important assets must be approved by the board of directors.
Employee treatment improvements also appear to be insufficient at this time.
Chairman Im Nak-pyeong presented improving employee treatment as the top priority at the start of his term. However, even after more than a year, environmental workers are voicing that "although we have transitioned to a public enterprise, nothing has improved."
It may seem like a minor issue, but they do not even have name tags or business cards, making it impossible to feel a sense of belonging to a public institution.
This issue was pointed out by Seo-gu Councilor Ahn Hyeong-ju during the recent administrative audit.
Councilor Ahn said, "Although one year has passed since the establishment of the Seo-gu Facilities Management Corporation, internal conflicts still exist, and administrative procedures are not smooth. We need to seek specific and effective improvement measures to strengthen the foundation first."
Regarding the pointed-out issues, the Seo-gu Facilities Management Corporation explained that the additional appointment of administrative team leaders beyond the officially appointed team leaders and sub-leaders was a measure to professionalize administration without providing position allowances.
Regarding the lack of board approval before the office lease contract, it was conveyed that since it was a short-term lease of three months, it was judged not to be an important asset.
Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho yjm3070@asiae.co.kr
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