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Antigraft law violations fall to decade low

Reported violations of Korea’s antigraft law dropped to 1,280 last year, the lowest total since the law took effect 10 years ago.

2026.9.28

Newly appointed police officers make salute to the president at the Korean National Police University in South Chungcheong on March 17.

Korea plans to raise public work force by some 4,000 positions in 2027

The government has announced plans to hire 700 more labor inspectors while also adding over 500 front line police positions.

2026.9.1

Korea weighs ending 76-year-old mandate that civil servants obey superiors

Korea is preparing to dismantle a decades-old rule that has required civil servants to unconditionally obey orders from their superiors, a reform accelerated by last year’s short-lived declaration of emergency martial law.

2025.11.25

The captured image shows a Grade 7 public servant in Yangyang County, Gangwon, driving a sanitation truck. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Police book public servant who allegedly abused their team members

The Sokcho Police Precinct said on Monday that it booked a Grade 7 public servant — who works as a driver — and began reviewing reports that the official repeatedly intimidated members of their team.

2025.11.24

BAI seeks probe into sexual assault cover-up by Gokseong county chief

The state auditor said that it has requested a prosecutorial investigation into former Gokseong County chief Yoo Geun-gi for covering up a sexual assault case and failing to protect the victim, which led to further assaults.

2025.9.19

An applicant heads into a testing site in Jongno District, central Seoul, to become a grade nine civil servant on June 10, 2023. [YONHAP]

Civil servant recruitments shrink as public service's popularity ebbs

As the popularity of becoming a public official dwindles, local governments are reducing the number of new civil servants they hire.

2024.2.27

Constitutional court on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Court votes ban on serving in public office for possession of child pornography unconstitutional

The constitutional court concluded that the current penalty prevents a person from all public service offices, including those that are not related to minors. A similar decision was made on those convicted of sexual abuse against minors in November.

2023.6.29

The robot Airstar, created to assist passengers, sits idly at Incheon International Airport, which has been relatively quiet during the coronavirus pandemic. [YONHAP]

Report finds 25% of jobs in central gov't offices threatened by AI, automation

In the age of AI, big data and robots, many local jobs are expected to become obsolete, and public servants are no exception, according to a report submitted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to the National Assembly.

2020.10.12

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