Promotion from Grade 6 to Grade 5 Takes 8 Years 5 Months to 16 Years 2 Months

Civil servants from local governments across Gyeonggi Province are showing promotion timelines that vary by up to nearly twofold depending on the municipality.

According to administrative inspection data submitted by Gyeonggi Province to the provincial assembly on the 18th, the time required for promotion from Grade 6 to Grade 5 was fastest in Gyeonggi Province at 8 years 5 months, and slowest in Dongducheon City at 16 years 2 months.

Paju City ranked second with 10 years 6 months, followed by Uijeongbu City (10 years 9 months), Gimpo City (11 years 3 months), Yangpyeong County (11 years 10 months), and Gunpo City (11 years 11 months), which saw relatively faster promotions.

However, Dongducheon City and Gapyeong County (15 years 7 months), Osan City (15 years 6 months), Pyeongtaek City (15 years 4 months), Gwacheon City (15 years 3 months), and Gwangju City (15 years) required more than 15 years.

The number of promotions this year as of late October was highest in Gyeonggi Province with 132 people, followed by Yongin City with 28, Seongnam City and Goyang City with 26 each, Hwaseong City with 20, and Suwon City with 18. However, Osan City had only 1 promotion, Uiwang City had 3, and Anseong City, Hanam City, and Gapyeong County each had only 4.

Meanwhile, despite a local civil servant appointment ordinance that prohibits transfer to another post within one year of appointment to a position, Gyeonggi Province has transferred a total of 326 people to other departments since 2003.

Among these, 85 people had served for six months or less, and the numbers by year were 30 people in 2003, 56 in 2004, 163 in 2005, and 77 as of late October this year.