National Personnel Authority

The Jinjiin (Japanese人事 院, dt about "personal office ", " chamber " or " institution"; . Engl National Personnel Authority, "National Personnel Authority ," short NPA) is an institution founded in 1948, the Japanese central government for the regulation of central government civil service. Formally assigned to the cabinet, it is independent of the cabinet and ministries operate and an advisory role for the central government. Their duties primarily include the elaboration of recruitment and training guidelines for national officials recommendations to the national parliament, the Cabinet, ministries and authorities regarding remuneration and other conditions of employment in the public service and the elaboration of studies and suggestions for improvement in the public personnel management.

The legal basis is the Kokka - kōmuin - hō, the "national Civil Service Act " of 1947. Precursor of Jinjiin was established in November 1947 Rinji Jinji iinkai (临时 人事 委员会, such as " extraordinary Personnel Commission "). With its establishment neutrality and fairness in the public sector should be strengthened, as required in Article 15 of the postwar constitution, are according to the officials zentai no hōshisha, or " servant of the total [ society ] ".

At the top of Jinjiin jinjikan is a three-man commission of three, one of which is the line as president ( Sosai ) the Jinjiin takes over. The three staff Commissioners are appointed by the Cabinet with the approval of the national parliament, they are ninshōkan, so be like Cabinet members formally appointed by Tennō. About a General Secretariat ( Jimu - Sōkyoku ) of the line are subject to the five non-fiction departments, nine regional offices and the kōmuin kenshūjo ( " School officials ", engl. National Institute of Public Administration). Outside of the hierarchy is the four-member kokka kōmuin Rinri shinsakai (such as " ethics committee for national officials ," engl. National Public Service Ethics Board ) which further developed the ethics rules of the Civil Service and investigated violations and punishes.