Recently, the government announced a decision to implement a blind recruitment system. Under the new recruitment system, in order to prevent discrimination, companies are banned from requiring job candidates to provide information about their academic and family backgrounds, place of… Continue Reading
1. Labor disputes regarding pending labor issues, including the reduction of working hours during the parliamentary inspection period Two umbrella unions plan to make an issue of working hours reduction and the abolishment of the MOEL’s corrective orders to… Continue Reading
1. Discussion on the revision of employment and labor bills, such as the reduction of working hours, are expected during the regular session of the National Assembly (from 1 September to December 9) On 14 September, the Environment and Labor… Continue Reading
1. Government pushes forward social dialogue for the discussion of labor issues, including job creation Chairman Sung-hyun Moon of the Economic and Social Development Commission (ESDC) visited the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) on 4 September and the Korea Federation… Continue Reading
Training Course on Wage Management – Date: 5 September (Tues.) ~ 6 September (Wed.) – Venue: 5th Floor Seminar Room, KEF Building – Course Offered to: HR/labor relations/general affairs managers and staff Mastering Laws on Non-regular Workers (One-day… Continue Reading
POSCO Group will increase the number of new workers by 50% over the next four years so that 6,000 regular workers are hired by 2020. The group has employed around 1,000 new regular workers every year so far, but has… Continue Reading
CJ Group plans to hire 3,008 dispatched workers who are currently employed by agencies and improve working conditions for part-time workers. On 26 July, the group announced its plans to directly employ workers in broadcasting production and cafeteria staff. The… Continue Reading