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Part 1. Major Trends in Personnel Administration in the Past Year
Chapter 1. Ensuring Proper Remuneration for Public Employees
- 1. Recommendation and Report
- 2. Treatment of the Remuneration Recommendation
- 3. Submission of the Opinion by the NPA on the Revision of the National Public Service Act, etc. to Gradually Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age to 65
Chapter 2. Reform of Working Styles and Improvement of Working Environments
- 1. Correction of Working Long Hours
- 2. Launch of Leaves for Part-time Employees
- 3. Preventive Measures against Sexual Harassment
- 4. Preventive Measures against Power Harassment
- 5. Revision of the Guideline on Disciplinary Actions for Improper Handling of Official Documents (Revision of the "Guidelines on Disciplinary Actions")
Chapter 3. Securing and Development of Diverse Human Resources
- 1. Securing of Human Resources
- 2. Development of Human Resources
Chapter 4. Measures for Employment of Persons with Disabilities in the Public Sector
- 1. Securing of Working Environment Friendly to Persons with Disabilities
- 2. Measures to Appoint Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 5. International Cooperation in Personnel Administration
Part 2. To Create an Open Workplace Environment - In Consideration of the Actual Situation of Public Service Workplace Based on the Employees' Voices
Introduction
Chapter 1. Status of Complaint Consultation
- Section 1. Status of Complaint Consultation
1. Establishment of the Complaint Consultation System
2. Overview of the Measures through the Complaint Consultation System
- Section 2. Trends in the Total Number of Complaint Consultation Cases
- Section 3. Overall Trend of the Content of Complaint Consultation
Chapter 2. Content of Individual Complaint Consultation Cases
- 1. Work-life Balance of an Employee Facing Various Circumstances
- 2. Sexual Harassment and Power Harassment (bullying by boss)
- 3. Personnel Evaluation
- 4. Others (Appointment/Remuneration)
Chapter 3. Issues and Measures
- Section 1. Issues Identified in Complaint Consultation
1. Changes in the Situation Surrounding the Public Service
2. Changes in Employees’ Consciousness
3. Changes in the Abilities Managerial Personnel Are Expected to Have
1. Provision of a Workplace Environment Friendly to Employees
2. Enhancement of Young Employees’ Motivation
3. Improvement of Management Ability of Managerial Personnel
Conclusion
Part 3. NPA Activities in FY2018
Chapter 1. Appointment and Dismissal of Employees
- Section 1. Securing Human Resources
- Section 2. Recruitment Examinations
- Section 3. Appointment
1. The Initial Appointment in FY2018
2. Appointment Status Survey of National Public Employees in Regular Service
3. Appointment to Specified Government Positions (Division Directors at the HQ)
4. Appointment for Senior Officials
5. Enlargement of Initial Appointment and Promotion of Female National Public Employees
6. Promotion of Employees Appointed Through Level II and III Examinations to Senior Positions
7. Dispatch to Law Schools, etc.
- Section 4. Promoting Appointment of Human Resources from the Private Sector
1. Appointment of Private Sector Personnel to Invigorate the Public Service
2. Fixed-term Appointment
3. Fixed-term Appointment of Researchers
4. Personnel Exchange between the Government and the Private Sector
- Section 5. Situation Related to Changes in Status
1. Demotion and Dismissal
2. Administrative Leave
3. Pay Reduction
Chapter 2. Human Resources Development
- Section 1. Outline of Training Systems Conducted by the NPA
- Section 2. Training by Level of Position
1. Administrative Training
2. Experience-based Training at a Consultation Service Counter for the Newly Promoted to the D.D.G. Level
3. Training for Employees of Regional Offices
- Section 3. Dispatch Training
1. Overseas Fellowship Programs
2. Domestic Fellowship Programs
3. Overseas Study Costs Repayment System
- Section 4. Training Courses per Theme
1. Training Courses per Theme
2. The Instructor Training Programs
Chapter 3. Remuneration of Employees
- Section 1. Recommendation and Report on Remuneration
1. Mechanism for Remuneration Recommendation
2. 2018 Report and Recommendation
3. Survey of Remuneration of National Public Employees (Survey of National Public Employees)
4. Survey of Job-by-Job Pay Rates in Private Enterprises (Survey of Private Industry)
- Section 2. Implementation of the Remuneration Act
1. Revision of Rules in Conjunction with the Establishment of Administrative Organizations
2. Revision of the Fixed Numbers of Officials in Each Grade of Salary Schedules
3. Disclosure of Remuneration Levels of Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.
Chapter 4. Life Planning for Public Employees
- Section 1. Situation of Mandatory Retirement and Reappointment System
1. Situation of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Extension
2. Implementing the Reappointment System
- Section 2. Implementation of Life Planning Seminar
Chapter 5. Public Employees' Working Environment
- Section 1. Working Hours and Leave
1. Situation of Overtime Work and Annual Leave Taken
2. Research and Study Regarding the System of Working Hours and Leave
- Section 2. Health and Safety Measures
1. Promotion of Health Management
2. Ensuring Safety
3. Instructions and Enlightenment on Health and Safety Management
- Section 3. Measures to Prevent Harassment
1. Holding of the Meeting for personnel in Charge of Preventive Measures against Harassment
2. Harassment Prevention Week for National Public Employees
3. Situation of the Training for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Cabinet Office and Each Ministry
- Section 4. Childcare Leave System
1. Promotion of Proper Utilization of the Childcare Leave System
2. Childcare Leave Actually Taken
- Section 5. Self-Development Leave System and Leave System to Accompany a Spouse
- Section 6. Accident Compensation
1. Revision of the Accident Compensation System
2. Status of the Implementation of Accident Compensation System
1. Payrolls Audits
2. Audit of Health and Safety Management
3. Audit of Implementation of Accident Compensation
- Section 8. Service Discipline and Disciplinary Action
1. Service Discipline
2. Disciplinary Action
3. The Concurrent Holding of Positions
Chapter 6. Employee Organization
- Section 1. Range of Managerial Personnel
- Section 2. Registration of Employee Organizations
- Section 3. Officials’ Acts on Behalf of Employee Organization
1. Exclusive Engagement
2. Short Term Engagement
- Section 4. Meetings with Employee Organizations
Chapter 7. Equity Process
- Section 1. Appeal against Disadvantageous Disposition
- Section 2. Requests for Administrative Action on Working Conditions
- Section 3. Appeals for Review Related to Implementation of Accident Compensation and Appeals for Measures Related to Welfare Services
- Section 4. Appeals for Reviews Related to Remuneration Decisions
- Section 5. Consultation of Complaints
Chapter 8. International Cooperation
- Section 1. Status of Personnel Dispatches Based on the Employee Dispatching Act
- Section 2. International Cooperation and Exchange
1. Invitation of Foreign Government Executives
2. Invitation of Officials from the Personnel Administrative Agencies of the Asian Countries
3. International Cooperation with the ASEAN countries
4. Cooperation with Developing Countries
5. The China-Japan-Korea Personnel Policy Network
6. The Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
7. Research Groups from Abroad
Chapter 9. Promotion of IT for Personnel Management Duties
Chapter 10. NPA President's Award
Chapter 1. Cultivation of Employees' Ethics Awareness and Creation of Ethical Organization Climate
- 1. Cultivation of Employees’ Ethics Awareness
- 2. Creation of Ethical Organization Climate
- 3. Public Relations Activity and Opinion Hearing Concerning Public Service Ethics
Chapter 2. Status of Reporting System under the Ethics Act
- 1. Outline of the Reporting System
- 2. Reports Submitted in Recent Years
Chapter 3. Strict and Prompt Response to Violation of the Ethics Act
- 1. Outline of Investigation and Disciplinary Procedure
- 2. Status of Investigations and Disciplinary Actions for Suspected Violations of the Ethics Act
- 3. Measures in Response to Violation of the Ethics Act by Executive Officials
Appendix 1: Incumbents in Each Salary Schedule
Appendix 2: History of NPA Remuneration Recommendations
Appendix 3: Organization Chart of the Japanese Government
Appendix 4: Organization Chart of the NPA
