Article 11(Minimum number of years required for promotion) #
(1) If a public official in technical service in office before December 12, 2013 is appointed as a public official in general service, his or her previous career shall count toward the minimum number of years required for promotion and the period of promotion for continuous service in the management and operation job family and newly established job series according to the following classifications:
1. Grade VI in general service: Career experience of at least Grade VI in technical service;
2. Grade VII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade VII in technical service;
3. Grade VIII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade VIII in technical service;
4. Grade IX in general service: Career experience of at least Grade IX in technical service and career experience as a Grade X official in technical service before the abolishment of the grade pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 4(1) of the partially amended State Public Officials Act (No. 10699).
(2) The career experience of public officials in technical service and in the management and operation job family reassigned pursuant to Article 3 shall be included in the minimum number of years required for promotion or the period of promotion for continuous service in the classes to which they have been reassigned in accordance with the following classifications:
1. Minimum number of years required for promotion in Grade VI in general service: Career experience equivalent to 1/2 of the aggregate of career experience of at least Grade VI in technical service and in the management and operation job family; in such cases, up to 1/2 of the minimum number of years required for promotion in the relevant grade shall be recognized;
2. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade 7 in technical service and in the management and operation job family;
3. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VIII in general service: Career experience of Grade VIII or higher in technical service and in the management and operation job family;
4. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade IX in general service: Career experience of at least Grade IX in technical service and as a Grade X official in technical service before the abolishment of the grade pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 4(1) of the partially amended State Public Officials Act (No. 10699).
(3) If a former public official in extraordinary civil service is appointed to a newly established job series on December 12, 2013, his or her previous experience in extraordinary civil service shall be included in the minimum number of years required for promotion or the period of promotion for continuous service according to the following classifications; in such cases, their grades equivalent to those of public officials in general service shall be as specified in Appendix 2:
1. Minimum number of years required for promotion in Grade VI or higher in general service: Career experience equivalent to 1/2 of the combined careers of the former public official in extraordinary civil service of grades equivalent to the appointed grade; in such cases, up to 1/2 of the minimum number of years required for promotion in the relevant grade shall be recognized;
2. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VII in general service: Career experience equivalent to or higher than that of Grade VII in extraordinary civil service;
3. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VIII in general service: Career experience equivalent to or higher than that of Grade VII in extraordinary civil service;
4. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade IX in general service: Career experience equivalent to or higher than that of Grade IX in extraordinary civil service.
(4) If the designation of a public official in extraordinary civil service made on December 12, 2013 is revoked pursuant to Article 9(3), his or her service period in the previous extraordinary civil service or exclusive position shall be included in the minimum number of years required for promotion or the period of promotion for continuous service according to the following classifications:
1. Minimum number of years required for promotion in Grade VI or higher in general service: Career experience equivalent to 1/2 of the combined careers of the former public official in extraordinary civil service of grades equivalent to the appointed grade and in an exclusive position; in such cases, up to 1/2 of the minimum number of years required for promotion in the relevant grade shall be recognized;
2. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade VII in extraordinary civil service and in an exclusive position;
3. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade VIII in extraordinary civil service and in an exclusive position;
4. Period of promotion for continuous service in Grade VII in general service: Career experience of at least Grade IX in extraordinary civil service and in an exclusive position.