ceneral complaint judgment requesung judment of a central complaint

1. Who may file a complaint?
  • - Professors and associate professors at public universities and colleges
  • - Senior supervisors, senior educational researchers and principals appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
  • - Other educational civil servants must first be placed under the preliminary complaint committee's review in order to apply for a central complaint judgment.

    ※ Private school teachers and professors have a separate system which ensures that complaints are resolved according to regulations.
2. In which case may a complaint be made?
An appeal can be made when an appellant wishes to challenge a disciplinary action that s/he regards unfair.
  • - Complaints may be raised on various working conditions including personal management, organizational structure and treatment.
    • · Cases pertaining to wages including salary and bonus
    • · Regulations on working hours, recess and vacation
    • · Cases pertaining to appointments including promotion, transfer and occupational change
    • · Cases pertaining to job performance rating, professional work experience rating, education and training, service, etc
    • · Cases pertaining to job achievement such as awards, suggestions, etc.
  • - Cases pertaining to discrimination based on gender, age, and one's physical or mental disability
3. How and when should the appeal be made?
  • - Applications for central complaint investigation must be submitted to the ROK Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development in person or by mail.
  • ※ Address:Samsung B/D 10F, 7 Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 100-759 (Samsung Life Insurance Daily News Bldg. Seosomun-no, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea)
    TEL : 82-2-3704-1600, FAX : 82-2-3704-1603
  • - Educational civil servants who pass the preliminary complaint committee must submit a central complaint judgment application within 30 days of receiving the judgment.