Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil: "We will improve working conditions by heeding employees' suggestions"

Communication meeting with around 100 Suji-gu employees
Discussing improvements to personnel matters, staffing and welfare
Order to expand AI training at district offices
Considering stronger support for mentors of new public officials

Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il met with employees of Suji-gu to hear their suggestions on personnel matters, staff assignments and welfare, and discuss ways to improve working conditions. He also asked officials to consider expanding AI training opportunities for employees at neighborhood administrative welfare centers and strengthening support for mentors to help new public officials adjust to the organization.

Mayor Lee Sang-il and attendees of a communication meeting pose for a commemorative photo at Suji-gu Office on the 8th. Photo provided by Yongin City.

Mayor Lee held a communication meeting on October 8 in the main conference room of Suji-gu Office, attended by around 100 employees from the district office and neighborhood administrative welfare centers.

“Many of our achievements and changes have been possible because we worked together with all of you,” Mayor Lee said. “We have worked to improve employees’ working conditions, and we will maintain this approach during the ninth elected administration as well.”

He added, “We will accommodate employees’ suggestions as much as possible to bring about constructive change.”

At the meeting, Mayor Lee explained the status of plans to divide the district, establish new departments and teams, and increase staffing. He also outlined personnel policies, including expanding promotions based on years of service and giving preferential treatment to employees working in disaster response and other demanding departments, as well as plans for employee welfare.

Employees suggested changes to personnel evaluation, support to help new public officials adjust and measures to prevent them from leaving, staffing arrangements to reduce workloads, and an increase in the number of employees eligible for health checkups and the number of institutions where they can receive them. Mayor Lee responded directly to questions submitted in advance and suggestions raised at the meeting.

When neighborhood employees asked for access to training to improve their AI-related work skills, Mayor Lee instructed the relevant departments to “hold training not only at city hall but also at district offices, and compile a list of online courses and notify employees about it.”

Regarding measures to prevent new public officials from leaving, he called for consideration of ways to strengthen support for mentors participating in mentoring programs.

Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil responds to employees' suggestions at Suji-gu Office on the 8th. Provided by Yongin City.

The meeting was organized to hear from frontline employees, reflecting feedback raised at an August meeting with the Yongin Special City Labor Union. Mayor Lee held a meeting with employees from Giheung-gu on October 6 and is scheduled to meet with employees from district offices and townships and neighborhoods at Cheoin-gu Office on October 12.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.