Workbear재주넘는곰
대법원 95누6496

Revocation of Disposition Rejecting Retirement Pension Claim, etc. (퇴직연금청구반려처분취소등)퇴직연금청구반려처분취소등

Decided1995. 09. 15. Court대법원Employer (Government) won
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A special security guard (청원경찰, cheongwon-gyeongchal), who had received a suspended sentence and was thereby automatically discharged from his position by operation of law, continued working de facto and kept paying pension contributions. The issue was whether the automatic discharge provision was constitutional, and whether his de facto working period after the discharge could be counted toward his years of service for public employee pension purposes. The Supreme Court ruled that the automatic discharge rule was constitutional and that the de facto working period could not be added to his official service period for pension calculation.

Key takeaways
  • CaseA special security guard received a suspended sentence, triggering automatic discharge, but continued working and paying pension contributions as if still employed.
  • OutcomeThe Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the automatic discharge rule and ruled that the de facto working period after discharge could not count toward pension service years.
  • LessonEmployees who continue working after a legally mandated discharge should be aware that such continued service has no legal effect and will not be credited toward pension benefits, even if contributions were paid during that time.
Issues
  • Whether the automatic discharge provision under the Act on Special Security Guards (청원경찰법), which applies to individuals who fall under grounds for disqualification from appointment, violates the Constitution
  • Whether the period of de facto continued work after automatic discharge can be included in the official service period for purposes of the Public Officials Pension Act (공무원연금법)
Key reasoning

The Supreme Court held that the statutory provision mandating automatic discharge of a special security guard upon receiving a suspended sentence is a reasonable legislative measure designed to maintain public trust in the performance of official duties and to ensure the normal operation of such duties, and therefore does not violate the Constitution. Once a person loses their status as a public employee due to automatic discharge, any subsequent work performed is not legally recognized as official employment, regardless of whether contributions were paid. As a result, the de facto working period after automatic discharge has no legal effect and cannot be aggregated with the official service period under the Public Officials Pension Act (공무원연금법) for purposes of calculating retirement pension benefits.

Summary of Decision (English, AI translation)

[1] According to Article 5(2) of the Act on the Guard and Security Officer (청원경찰법), a person falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 33(1) of the State Public Officials Act (국가공무원법) may not be appointed as a security guard officer, and Article 33(1) of the State Public Officials Act, in setting forth the grounds for disqualification from appointment, provides in its subparagraph 5 that a person who has been sentenced to a suspended sentence of imprisonment or a heavier punishment and is still within the period of such suspension shall be disqualified. Furthermore, Article 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Guard and Security Officer (청원경찰법시행령) provides that a security guard officer shall be automatically retired when he or she falls under any of the following subparagraphs, and its subparagraph 1 lists the case where a person falls under the grounds for disqualification from appointment under Article 5(2) of the Act. These provisions are intended to exclude persons falling under the grounds for disqualification from appointment from the duties of security guard officers, thereby maintaining public trust in the performance of such duties and the credibility of the security guard officer position, and ensuring the normal operation of such duties. Therefore, the legislative determination to designate this as a ground for disqualification from appointment as a security guard officer and as a ground for automatic retirement is reasonable and acceptable.

[2] Even if a person who has lost his or her status as a public official due to falling under a ground for automatic retirement continued to work as a de facto public official and paid contributions during that period, such period of service cannot be included in the period of service under the Public Officials Pension Act (공무원연금법).

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[Plaintiff, Appellant] Plaintiff's litigation representative attorney Kim Sang-hoon
[Defendant, Appellee] Government Employees Pension Service
[Judgment Below] Seoul High Court Decision 94Gu30128 dated April 12, 1995

[Order]

The appeal is dismissed.
The costs of the appeal shall be borne by the Plaintiff.

[Reasoning]

The Court examines the grounds of appeal submitted by the Plaintiff's litigation representative.

1. As to Ground No. 1

Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the Security Guard Act (청원경찰법) provides that a person who falls under any of the items of Article 33, Paragraph 1 of the State Public Officials Act (국가공무원법) may not be appointed as a security guard. Article 33, Paragraph 1 of the State Public Officials Act sets forth grounds for disqualification from appointment, and Item 5 thereof includes a person who has received a suspended sentence of imprisonment or a heavier punishment and who remains within the period of such suspension. Article 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the Security Guard Act (청원경찰법시행령) provides that a security guard shall be automatically retired upon falling under any of the following items, and Item 1 thereof includes the case where a person falls under a ground for disqualification from appointment pursuant to Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the Act. Each of these provisions is intended to exclude persons who fall under grounds for disqualification from appointment from the duties of security guards, thereby maintaining public trust in the performance of such duties and the credibility of the security guard position, and ensuring the normal operation of such duties. Therefore, the legislative decision to establish these as grounds for disqualification from appointment as a security guard and as grounds for automatic retirement is acceptable (see Constitutional Court Decision 89Heonba220 dated June 25, 1990). Accordingly, the appellant's argument criticizing the judgment below on the premise that the provision of Article 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the Security Guard Act concerning the automatic retirement of security guards is invalid as being in violation of the Constitution cannot be accepted.

Furthermore, the argument that the above provisions concerning grounds for disqualification from appointment and automatic retirement are merely standards for the appointment and dismissal of security guards, or that appointing a security guard in violation of such standards does not affect the validity thereof, is merely an idiosyncratic view and cannot be accepted. All of these arguments are without merit.

2. As to Ground No. 2

Even if a person who falls under a ground for automatic retirement and thereby loses the status of a public official continues to work de facto as a public official and pays contributions, such period of service cannot be included in the period of service under the Public Officials Pension Act (공무원연금법).

The judgment below, having reached the same conclusion, is correct, and it cannot be said that there is an error in the misapprehension of law as argued. This Court does not find it necessary to overrule its precedent, Supreme Court Decision 86Nu459 dated April 14, 1987. This ground is also without merit.

3. Accordingly, the Justices unanimously agree to dismiss the appeal and to order the losing Plaintiff to bear the costs of the appeal, and the judgment is rendered as stated in the Order.

Supreme Court Justice Kim Hyung-seon (Presiding Justice)
Supreme Court Justice Park Man-ho (Justice in Charge)
Supreme Court Justice Park Jun-seo
Supreme Court Justice Lee Yong-hoon

【판결요지】

가. 청원경찰법 제5조 제2항에 의하면 국가공무원법 제33조 제1항 각 호의 1에 해당하는 자는 청원경찰로 임용될 수 없다고 규정하고 있고 국가공무원법 제33조 제1항은 임용결격사유를 규정하면서 그 제5호에서 금고 이상의 형의 선고유예를 받은 경우에 그 선고유예기간 중에 있는 자를 들고 있으며, 청원경찰법시행령 제15조에 의하면 청원경찰이 다음 각 호의 1에 해당할 때에는 당연퇴직된다고 규정하면서 그 제1호에서 법 제5조 제2항에 의한 임용결격사유에 해당된 때를 들고 있는데, 이들 각 규정은 임용결격사유에 해당하는 자를 청원경찰직무로부터 배제함으로써 그 직무수행에 대한 국민의 신뢰, 청원경찰직에 대한 신용 등을 유지하고 그 직무의 정상적인 운영을 확보하기 위한 것이므로, 이것을 청원경찰임용결격사유 및 당연퇴직사유로 한 입법자의 의사결정은 수긍이 간다.

나. 당연퇴직사유에 해당하여 공무원 신분을 상실한 자가 사실상 공무원으로서 계속 근무하면서 기여금을 납부하여 왔다고 하더라도 그 근무기간은 공무원연금법상의 재직기간에 합산할 수 없다.

【참조조문】

가. 청원경찰법 제5조 제2항, 청원경찰법시행령 제15조 / 나. 공무원연금법 제46조 제1항

【참조판례】

가. 헌법재판소 1990. 6. 25. 선고 89헌마220 결정 / 나. 대법원 1987. 4. 14. 선고 86누459 판결(공1987,826)

【주문】·【이유】 전문 1,191자 · 펼쳐 보기

【원고, 상고인】 원고 소송대리인 변호사 김상훈

【피고, 피상고인】 공무원연금관리공단

【원심판결】 서울고등법원 1995. 4. 12. 선고 94구30128 판결

【주 문】

상고를 기각한다.

상고비용은 원고의 부담으로 한다.

【이 유】 원고 소송대리인의 상고이유를 본다.

1. 제1점에 대하여

청원경찰법 제5조 제2항에 의하면 국가공무원법 제33조 제1항 각호의 1에 해당하는 자는 청원경찰로 임용될 수 없다고 규정하고 있고 국가공무원법 제33조 제1항은 임용결격사유를 규정하면서 그 제5호에서 금고 이상의 형의 선고유예를 받은 경우에 그 선고유예기간 중에 있는 자를 들고 있으며, 청원경찰법시행령 제15조에 의하면 청원경찰이 다음 각호의 1에 해당할 때에는 당연퇴직된다고 규정하면서 그 제1호에서 법 제5조 제2항에 의한 임용결격사유에 해당된 때를 들고 있는바, 이들 각 규정은 임용결격사유에 해당하는 자를 청원경찰직무로부터 배제함으로써 그 직무수행에 대한 국민의 신뢰, 청원경찰직에 대한 신용 등을 유지하고 그 직무의 정상적인 운영을 확보하기 위한 것이므로, 이것을 청원경찰임용결격사유 및 당연퇴직사유로 한 입법자의 의사결정은 수긍이 간다(헌법재판소 1990.6.25.선고 89헌바220 결정 참조)고 할 것이고, 따라서 청원경찰의 당연퇴직에 관한 청원경찰법시행령 제15조의 규정이 헌법에 위배되어 무효라는 전제 아래 원심판결을 비난하는 상고논지는 받아들일 수 없다.

그리고 임용결격사유 및 당연퇴직에 관한 위 규정들이 청원경찰의 임면에 관한 기준에 불과하다거나 그 기준에 반하여 청원경찰을 임용하더라도 그 효력에 영향이 없다고 하는 주장은 독자적 견해에 불과하여 받아들일 수 없다. 논지는 모두 이유가 없다.

2. 제2점에 대하여

당연퇴직사유에 해당하여 공무원신분을 상실한 자가 사실상 공무원으로서 계속 근무하면서 기여금을 납부하여 왔다고 하더라도 그 근무기간은 공무원연금법상의 재직기간에 합산할 수 없는 것이다.

같은 취지의 원심판단은 옳고, 거기에 소론과 같은 법리오해의 위법이 있다고 할 수 없으며, 당원 1987.4.14. 선고 86누459 판결은 이를 변경할 필요성을 느끼지 아니한다. 논지도 이유가 없다.

3. 그러므로 상고를 기각하고 상고비용은 패소한 원고의 부담으로 하기로 관여 법관의 의견이 일치되어 주문과 같이 판결한다.

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