In the 19th National Assembly elections on April 11, conservatives (Saenuri Party, Liberty Forward Party and conservative independent candidates) gained 158 seats while liberals (Democratic United Party, United Progressive Party and progressive independent candidates) won 142 seats. In detail, the… Continue Reading
Company A entered into a collective agreement with its trade union where they agreed to keep one paid time-off employee and one unpaid full-time union official, instead of the 5 paid full-time union officials it used to allow before. The… Continue Reading
Two umbrella unions announce a push for labor-related election pledges The FKTU and KCTU have teamed up with the Democratic United Party (DUP) and Unified Progressive Party (UPP) respectively to push their demands for election pledges favorable to labor.… Continue Reading
As external and internal uncertainties increase, we expect 2012 to be a very challenging time. Ongoing international situations around the European debt crisis and the threat from Iran, and domestic uncertainty due to the upcoming presidential and general elections are… Continue Reading
1. Strategies regarding Multiple Unions System and In-house Subcontract – Date & Time: 10:10 ~ 17:00, April 5, 2012 (Thurs) – Venue: Lecture Room (5F), KEF building – Course offered to: HR/general managers, staff members 2. Strategies regarding… Continue Reading
In Korea, politics has a huge impact on the industrial relations. Government policies and legislations regarding industrial relations directly affect labor relations and working conditions at workplace-level. Since labor recognizes that their demands are difficult to be met with disputes… Continue Reading
MOEL plans to reduce working hours to strengthen its job creation policy The Ministry of Employment & Labor (MOEL) has announced a plan to create jobs by revising the Labor Standards Act to include holiday work in ‘extended working hours’… Continue Reading