Bills proposed in the 19th National Assembly 1,134 bills are pending in the National Assembly’s standing committee as of August 20, 2012 starting from the opening on May 30. Of those, 207 bills (18.3%) are currently stalled in both the… Continue Reading
It has been 5 years since the system for correction of discrimination against non-regular workers was implemented, and a number of cases have been handled and related discussions continued. At the end of last year, some parts of the laws… Continue Reading
Since the Ministry of Employment & Labor (MOEL) announced in January its plans to include weekend and holiday work in the calculation of overtime, reduction of working hours has been emerging as a hot issue in the labor market. Unlike… Continue Reading
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
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
Trends in working hour reduction The 40-hour work week was gradually implemented in Korea, beginning in 2003 with social consensus building up on the needs to improve the quality of life for employees. After many discussions between labor and… Continue Reading
Laws on Non-Regular Workers On December 29 and 30, the National Assembly’s Environment & Labor Committee passed 6 amendments to the Acts on non-regular work out of 9 proposed by political parties and the government. Acts Main Features Act on… Continue Reading