1.Umbrella unions call for wage increase in 2016 wage and collective bargaining On 15 February, the FKTU called for a 7.9% increase for regular workers and a 17.3% increase for non-regular workers. On 29 February, the KCTU called for a… Continue Reading
1. Election promises ① Pork-barrel promises for the general election Each party has been announcing promises based on distribution rather than economic growth since February. Criticisms are mounting that policy issues have disappeared during these elections due to the political… Continue Reading
The Ministry of Employment & Labor (MOEL) plans to conduct labor inspections on 20,000 workplaces with focus on presolving discrimination against non-regular workers, pprotecting vulnerable groups including the youth, p shortening long working hours and pidentifying and rooting out unfair… Continue Reading
1. Labor continues action leading up to the general elections On 14 March, the two major umbrella unions held a forum to compare public pledges of each party on labor policies, and criticized the government and ruling party for their… Continue Reading
1. Pending labor reform bills The ruling Saenuri Party invited on 4 March the main opposition Minjoo Party and the People’s Party leadership to form six-party talks to deal with major bills including labor reform, and also requested convening of… Continue Reading
The labor and management of GM Korea have agreed to work together to gain a double digit share of the market. A taskforce to boost domestic sales has been established at the suggestion of GM Korea’s Union, and involves the… Continue Reading
LG Electronics will overhaul its corporate culture by changing the current seniority-based to job & role-based ones to increase productivity. The company is planning to motivate its workforce to focus more on job and roles. The current system uses titles… Continue Reading