Overview of 2013 collective bargaining Recently, industrial relations in Korea have been unstable due to pro-labor political promises during the general and presidential election campaigns in 2012, as well as the politicization of many labor issues. This can be evidenced… Continue Reading
Government to strengthen policies to create, maintain and improve jobs The government plans to carry out an active employment policies to realize a 70% employment-to-population ratio and ‘70% middle class’, and strengthen social dialogue to establish a Korean model of… Continue Reading
1. FKTU seeking to resolve current issues by improving relations with the government The FKTU (Federation of Korean Trade Unions) seeks ways to improve the relations with the government and resolve current issues including the time-off system by participating labor-management… Continue Reading
1. Strategic Process for Wage & Collective Bargaining 2013 – Date: March 21, 2013 (Thurs) – Venue: 5th Floor Lecture Room, KEF Building – Course offered to: HR/general Managers and staff members
Mr. Kim, chairman of a retailer (Company A), has a recent cause for concern. Not long after one of his employees, Mr. Park, an assistant manager, asked for childcare leave, Mr. Jung, a manager, is now asking for his working… Continue Reading
In Korea, trade unions (as employee representatives) and management are engaged in collective bargaining every two years but in wage negotiation every year. Thus, as shown in <Table 6>, in odd-numbered years (2009, 2011) the statistics for collective bargaining are… Continue Reading
1. Government to focus on improving working conditions and employment-to-population ratio The government plans to revise laws and systems and strengthening labor inspections over non-regular workers, in-house subcontract workers and working hours. Plans are also being made to boost youth… Continue Reading