Professional Administration & Management of Korea’s 4 Social Insurances – Date: 11 (Wed.) ~ 12 (Thurs.) April – Venue: 5th Floor Seminar Room, KEF Building – Course offered to: HR/labor relations/general affairs managers and staff The KEF Labor Management… Continue Reading
The union of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. staged an all-out strike to protest the company’s restructuring program, which is about to reduce 75% of its labor costs. The union announced that about 700 unionized workers, including 300 on leave.… Continue Reading
Kumho Tire’s union voted to sell the company to the Chinese firm Doublestar. According to Kumho Tire, 60% of the 2,741 voters were in favor of the sale to Doublestar. Over 90 percent of the company’s 2,987 union workers participated.… Continue Reading
Only one in four (27.3%) foreign-invested companies doing business in Korea is satisfied with the Korean business environment, according to a survey of 300 foreign CEOs conducted by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). 7.7% of respondents said they were… Continue Reading
A Trade union was recently established in Company A. Immediately after its establishment, the union held a press conference to announce that the company had not been paying for overtime and had been violating the Labor Standards Act and the… Continue Reading
Labor aims to increase both wages and employment security in 2018 collective bargaining The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) delivered its guidelines for wage and collective bargaining 2018 to its affiliates. The guidelines incorporate demands such as ▲worker’s… Continue Reading
Discussions on constitutional amendment Representatives of the ruling and opposition parties had meetings on 13~14 March to discuss constitutional amendment, but failed to reach agreement. The government is planning to propose a bill on constitutional amendment prepared by the… Continue Reading