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직무수행 능력 부족 등을 이유로 한 직권면직 처분 취소 청구
결과 요약
- 회사가 근로자에 대하여 한 직권면직 처분은 위법하므로 취소함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 1979. 10. 15. 지방행정서기보로 임용되어 33년 이상 공무원 생활을 함.
- 근로자는 2011. 3. 1.부터 2012. 2. 29.까지 갑상선기능항진증 등으로 휴직함.
- 회사는 2012. 5. 18.부터 2012. 6. 29.까지 근로자를 '소통 2012 교육' 대상자로 선정하여 교육을 이수하게 함.
- 회사는 2012. 8. 31. 직무수행 능력 부족, 근무성적 불량 등을 이유로 근로자의 직위를 해제하고, 특별 연구과제를 부여함.
- 근로자는 2012. 12. 6. 명예퇴직을 신청했다가 철회하였으나, 회사는 2013. 1. 7. 근로자에게 명예퇴직 처분을 함.
- 근로자는 명예퇴직 처분에 대해 소청심사를 청구하여 2013. 4. 22. 취소 결정을 받음.
- 근로자는 2013. 5. 9. 수원시 D으로 전보되어 근무함.
- 수원시 인사위원회는 2013. 6. 17. 근로자에 대한 직권면직을 의결(동의)하였고, 회사는 2013. 6. 20. 근로자에게 직권면직 처분을 함.
- 근로자는 해당 처분에 불복하여 소청심사를 청구하였으나, 2013. 10. 7. 기각됨.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
직권면직 처분의 적법성
- 지방공무원법 제62조 제1항 제5호, 제65조의3 제3항, 제1항 제1호에 의하면, 임용권자는 직무수행능력이 부족하거나 근무성적이 극히 불량하다는 이유로 직위해제처분과 함께 대기명령을 받은 자가 대기명령 기간 중 능력 또는 근무성적 향상을 기대하기 어렵다고 인정된 때에는 직권면직처분을 할 수 있음.
- 직권면직처분은 임용권자의 재량행위에 속하나, 합리적 기준에 따라 이루어져야 하며, 객관적 사유가 존재하지 않거나 재량권을 일탈·남용한 경우 위법함.
- 법원은 근로자가 '능력 또는 근무성적 향상을 기대하기 어려운 경우'에 해당한다고 보기 어렵고, 회사의 직권면직 처분은 재량권을 일탈·남용한 것으로 위법하다고 판단함.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 지방공무원법 제62조(당연퇴직, 직권면직)
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① 공무원이 다음 각 호의 어느 하나에 해당할 때에는 직권으로 면직시킬 수 있다.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 피고가 2013. 6. 20. 원고에 대하여 한 직권면직 처분을 취소한다. 2. 소송비용은 피고가 부담한다.
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- 5. 제65조의3제1항제1호에 따라 직위해제된 사람으로서 대기 명령을 받은 기간에 능력 또는 근무성적의 향상을 기대하기 어렵다고 인정된 사람
- 지방공무원법 제65조의3(직위해제)
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① 임용권자는 다음 각 호의 어느 하나에 해당하는 공무원에게는 직위를 부여하지 아니할 수 있다.
- 1. 직무수행 능력이 부족하거나 근무성적이 극히 불량한 사람
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③ 제1항제1호에 따라 직위해제된 사람에 대하여는 3개월 이내의 기간 대기를 명한다.
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④ 제3항에 따라 대기 명령을 받은 사람은 능력 향상을 위한 교육훈련 또는 특별한 연구과제 부여 등 필요한 조치를 하여야 한다.
참고사실
- 근로자는 정기 근무평정에서 지속적으로 낮은 점수를 받았고, 2008년과 2011년 공직쇄신대상자로 선정되기도 함.
- 근로자는 직위해제에 따른 대기근무 기간 중 특별 연구과제에서 54.83점을 받음.
- '소통 2012 교육' 평가자는 근로자의 변화 노력도를 '상', 변화 정도를 '중'으로 평가하며, 타인과의 관계 개선 노력을 인정함.
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