Chapter I. Appointment and Dismissal of Personnel and Examinations / 14
1. National Public Service Entrance Examinations / 14
A. Recruiting Activities / 14
B. Examinations Administered during Fiscal 1970 / 15
C. Trends in the Administration of Examinations / 21
D. Outline of Examination Methods and Study of Examining Techniques / 22
2. Employment and Separation of Personnel / 23
A. General Condition of Employment and Separation / 23
B. Appointments from Various Entrance Eligible Lists / 26
C. Appointments to Higher Positions / 28
3. Limitation of Employee Status / 29
4. Inspection of the Employment Situation / 31
5. Detachment to International Organizations,Etc / 31
Chapter II. Compensation of National Public Employees / 34
1. Fact-Finding Survey of National Public Employees'Compensation / 34
2. Fact-Finding Survey of Compensation in Private Industry / 37
3. Reports and Recommendations concerning Compensation / 38
A. Gist of the 1970 Report on the Compensation / 38
B. Gist of the 1970 Recommendation for Betterment of Compensation / 43
4. Summary of Pay Recommendations and of their Implementation / 45
5. Presentation of Opinions on Legislation relating to the Payment of Teaching Premium Pay to the Teachers,Etc.of Various Schools under the Compulsory Education System / 51
6. Gist of the 1970 Recommendation on Revision of the Regulation for the Payment of the Cold District Allowance(the Prime Minister's Office Ordinance) / 52
7. Administration of the Pay Law / 53
A. Amendment to the Pay Law / 53
B. Revision,Etc.of Pay-Connected Rules / 54
C. Revision of Grade-by-Grade Personnel Ceilings and Others / 57
8. Auditing of Payrolls / 59
Chapter III. Service Discipline,Disciplinary Punishment,Efficiency and Accident Compensation / 59
1. Service Discipline / 59
A. Working Conditions-Work Hours,Leaves of Absence,Etc / 60
B. Employment in Profit-Making Enterprise and Taking of Side-Jobs / 63
2. Disciplinary Punishment / 64
3. Promotion of Efficiency / 66
4. Maintenance of Health and Safety Control / 66
A. Measures for Protection of Health and for Safety Control / 67
B. State of the Health Examinations of Employees / 70
C. State of the Accidents / 71
5. Compensation for Service-Connected Accident / 72
A. Revision of the Accident Compensation System / 72
B. Operation of the Accident Compensation System / 74
C. Administration of Accident Compensation and Welfare Facilities / 75
Chapter IV. Training of Personnel / 76
1. Summary of the Training Activities / 77
2. Various Training Activities Conducted during Fiscal 1970 / 79
A. Joint Initiation Training for New Appointees of the Level of College Graduates / 80
B. Administrative Training / 82
C. Refresher Course for Administrative Training(for the Level of Departmental Branch Chiefs) / 86
D. Management Conference / 86
E. Supervisory Training and Other Training Programs / 88
F. Group Training Course in National Government Administration / 90
3. Scholarship Program for Overseas Study of Junior Administrative Officials / 92
Chapter V. Employee Organizations / 94
1. Scope of "Managerial Personnel and the Like" / 94
2. Registration of Employee Organizations / 96
A. Processing of Registration / 96
B. Incorporated Employee Organizations / 98
3. The Status-Retaining Union Officer System / 99
Chapter VI. Equity Process
1. Filing of Objections Relative to Adverse Actions / 99
2. Submission of Requests for Administrative Action Relative to Conditions of Work / 101
3. Filing of Objections Relative to Accident Compensation / 101
4. Filing of Objections Relative to Determination of Compensation / 102
5. Disposition of Grievances,Representations,Etc. / 102
Data for Reference
I. Number of Incumbent National Public Employees in the Regular Service by Ministry and Agency
II. Number of Incumbent"Established"Employees by Salary Schedule and Grade
III. Budget of the National Personnel Authority
IV. Organization Chart of the National Personnel Authority
