Key Labor Issues (Ordinary Wage, Working Hours) in the 2nd Half of the Year – Date: 13 October (Friday) – Venue: 5th Floor Lecture Room, KEF Building – Course Offered to: HR/labor relations/general affairs managers and staff KEF Labor… Continue Reading
Workers at GM Korea staged a partial strike on 9 September. The GM Korea branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) established a central executive committee and staged a four-hour partial strike. The GM Korea union’s strike was held… Continue Reading
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