1. Labor bills to be the main focus at the special session of the National Assembly The special session of the National Assembly is in progress for the 30 days beginning June 3 until July 2. The main focus of this… Continue Reading
1. Labor demands 21.6% increase in the minimum wage for 2014 Conflict is deepening between labor and management surrounding the minimum wage for 2014. Labor is demanding a high increase in the minimum wage while business is determined to freeze… Continue Reading
1. The 28th Academy on Fostering Legal Administrators & Experts on Business Rehabilitation – Date: April 10 ~ June 12, 2013 (Mondays & Wednesdays) – Venue: 5th Floor Lecture Room, KEF Building – Course offered to: (Current or former) legal… Continue Reading
The subcontracted workers for Company A (primary contractor) established a subcontract workers’ union, an affiliation of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). The subcontract workers’ union in Company A is seeking negotiations… Continue Reading
After the Supreme Court and other lower courts ruled last year that regularly paid bonuses are included in the calculation of ordinary wage, controversy surrounding the issue has been heating up workplaces across Korea. Since the 1980s, businesses have relied… Continue Reading
1. National Assembly passed a number of labor bills that will increase burden on business A number of revised labor laws, including the Act on Age Discrimination Prohibition in Employment & Aged Employment Promotion, and the Act on Youth Employment… Continue Reading
1. Labor demands high increase in minimum wage The two national union centers (FKTU, KCTU) and civic groups demanded a significant increase (21.6%) in minimum wage for 2014 in a press conference on May 8, which disregards the difficult economic… Continue Reading