Superintendent Lim Invests 60 Billion Won in Customized Welfare, Fulfills Promise to Young Public Officials

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Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education Taehee Lim has kept his promise to help improve the treatment of young public officials. For the first time among all provincial education offices nationwide, Gyeonggi will significantly increase customized welfare points for young public officials.

Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education Taehee Lim kept his promise to improve the treatment of young public officials. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education on March 10, this initiative stems from the recognition that low salaries for young public officials have contributed to higher turnover rates in the public sector, which in turn has led to broader social issues such as delayed marriages and declining birth rates.

The Office has established a comprehensive support package for customized welfare in 2025, consisting of three main measures.

First, young public officials with less than five years of service will receive differentiated customized welfare points, ranging from 1 million won to 200,000 won depending on their years of service. In the case of first-year public officials, they will receive a basic score of 1 million won plus an additional 1 million won for young employees, making them eligible for up to 2 million won in welfare points per year-the highest and first such benefit in the country.

Additionally, the basic welfare points for all faculty and staff will be increased by 25% from the previous year to 1 million won, further raising the overall welfare level.

Furthermore, the health check-up allowance of 200,000 won per person, previously limited to staff over the age of 40, will now be extended to all age groups, thereby strengthening measures to guarantee the health rights of all employees.

These support measures are significant because they aim to create an environment where all members of the educational community can enjoy greater happiness through inclusive welfare policies, which in turn fosters a virtuous cycle of qualitative improvement in education.

The Office also plans to expand its budgetary support to address the concerns of newly appointed teachers and public officials who struggle with low salaries and insufficient welfare benefits as they begin their careers in education each year.

Despite limited resources, the Office will increase the customized welfare budget by a total of 60 billion won compared to the previous year, with 11.8 billion won specifically allocated for supporting young public officials. As a result, first-year young public officials will receive 800,000 to 1.1 million won more than their counterparts in other education offices, a move that has been warmly welcomed by young employees.

This marks the most groundbreaking improvement since the implementation of the customized welfare system at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. The average welfare points per staff member, which had previously been the lowest in the country, will now surpass those of other education offices, signaling a turning point for the previously stagnant welfare system. In particular, the additional support for young public officials embodies the principle of “giving more to those at the bottom,” opening a new chapter of compassion and warmth in the organizational culture of the Office.

The Office has made various efforts over the past year to develop this expanded welfare policy.

Superintendent Lim has stated that, through multiple communications with the education field, he has personally felt the urgent need to support young public officials. In a subsequent satisfaction survey targeting young public officials, the satisfaction score for the customized welfare system was 2.89 out of 5, with 88% of respondents requesting an increase in the basic points. Notably, 57.1% of the 1,589 respondents indicated that they were considering leaving their jobs due to low salaries and other factors.

The Office listened to these voices and, through internal discussions, consultations with related organizations, and deliberation by the Welfare Review Committee, developed a proposal to improve the customized welfare system for young public officials. As a result of these efforts, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council also agreed to allocate the necessary budget in full during the budget review process.

Among young public officials, there have been comments such as, “It feels like receiving a congratulatory gift for my appointment,” “I was moved that the Superintendent kept his promise to improve our treatment, which he made last year during a meeting with staff,” and “This gives me strength and courage for a new start.”

Superintendent Lim stated, “The Office of Education must understand and support its staff with heart, fulfilling its role as a guardian,” and added, “I hope this expanded welfare policy will foster warm bonds between junior and senior staff and serve as a resounding message of encouragement in the education field for the new 2025 school year.”

He further emphasized, “The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will continue to do its utmost to improve the treatment of young public officials in the future.”