In a questionnaire survey of "general employees" of national government employees hired this year, 75% of the respondents answered that it is necessary to reduce overtime and late night work in order to acquire excellent human resources in the future. ..

The questionnaire survey was conducted for new employees who were hired as "general employees" of national civil servants called "career bureaucrats" this year, and more than 630 people, or about 90% of the total, responded.



According to this, when asked about their motives for aspiration with multiple answers, "I can work for the public" was the most common at 66.1%, followed by "It is worthwhile to work" at 55.5%.



In addition, when asked multiple answers about the efforts necessary to acquire excellent human resources in the future, the most common question was "to reduce overtime and late-night work in the entire workplace," an increase of 10 points or more from the previous year's survey. , 75.1%.



The number of applicants for the recruitment test for "career bureaucrats" has been declining for four consecutive years, and the National Personnel Authority, which conducted a questionnaire survey, said, "There is a growing awareness among young people to seek work style reforms. It is also necessary to consider how the work should be, such as responding to the Diet, which takes a long time. "