Labor InFocus

LABOR NEWS

Trends in Labor

Calling for Amendment of the Constitution toward Labor-friendly Regime Top leaders of the FKTU and the KCTU visited Chung Sye-Kyun, Speaker of the National Assembly and Kim Jae-Kyung, Chairman of the Constitutional Amendment Committee within the National Assembly, in… Continue Reading →

FOCUS OF THE MONTH

New Government’s labor policy direction

■ The new government to push ahead with its policy agenda in three steps: Administrative action → Policy goals → Legislation If the new administration hopes to implement all of its labor and employment policies, it will need to revise related… Continue Reading →

LABOR LAWS

Expansion of holidays and processing of holiday work

Statutory holidays, contractual holidays and public holidays There are two types of holidays for employees: statutory and contractual. ① Statutory holidays include a weekly holiday with pay (normally Sunday) specified by the Labor Standards Act and Labor Day (May 1)… Continue Reading →

COMPANY NEWS

Hyundai Motor Group to create 3,000 social enterprise jobs over 5 years

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) plans to take the lead in creation of jobs for youth, women, and older workers by expanding its support for social enterprises. HMG said on April 19 that it will invest KRW 34 billion in the… Continue Reading →

HR DESK

KEF Training & Education Programs in May 2018

Responding to Establishment of a Trade Union & Training on Collective Bargaining – Date: May 3 (Thursday) – Venue: Seminar Room, 5th Floor, KEF Building – Course offered to: Human Resources/Employee Relations/General Affairs Managers Improving Skills with General Affairs… Continue Reading →