Yongin City Expands Special Leave to Boost Civil Service Morale

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City promulgated on the 30th a partially revised ‘Yongin City Local Civil Service Code of Conduct’ aimed at expanding special leave to boost morale among civil servants working diligently in the field.

The revised ordinance includes provisions to grant 3 days of stepping stone leave to civil servants with 1 to less than 5 years of service and to provide 5 additional days of long-service leave to civil servants with 10 or more years of service.

The city also newly established 3 days of caregiving leave so that families can care for relatives without work concerns when receiving medical treatment or hospitalization, and designated that civil servants and their spouses' siblings, as well as their siblings' spouses, are entitled to use 3 days of family events leave when they pass away.

The city expects that this ordinance revision will help its civil servants maintain work-life balance and prevent attrition among junior Generation MZ civil servants.

A city official stated, "We have revised the ordinance to create a better work environment by assisting entry-level civil servants in adapting to the organization and providing mid-career civil servants with opportunities for recharge," and added, "We will do our best to boost civil service morale in order to provide high-quality administrative services to 1.1 million citizens of Yongin."