The central government will cut off more than 14,000 employees by May 20, 2004, according to a Central Personnel Administration report to be presented to the Legislative Yuan next week.
The written report said work-force downsizing is part of a sweeping government restructuring plan.
Under the plan, the report said, various central government agencies will have to cut a total of 14,257 employees people by May 20, 2004, when the nation would have voted in the president that will rule until 2008.
The proposed cut represents 6.45 percent of the government's total work force, the report said, adding that the central government will trim an average of 3.225 percent of its work force annually over the next two years.
To reach this goal, the report said, all central government agencies will not recruit new employees to fill vacancies left by the departure of current staff members.
Basically, the report said, contract employees, such as drivers and janitors, will be the primary targets to be laid off. To help these employees find new jobs and enhance their willingness to leave their current jobs, the report said, the Central Personnel Administration is planning to open vocational training programs, including automobile repair and maintenance, office-building security management, cooking, baby-sitting and caretaking of senior citizens.
According to the report, the agency will launch a series of training programs to improve government employees' English proficiency to facilitate their participation in various international conferences and activities.
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