1. The 29th Academy on Fostering Legal Administrators & Experts on Business Rehabilitation – Date: July 17 ~ September 11, 2013 (Wednesdays) – Venue: 5th Floor Lecture Room, KEF Building – Course offered to: (Current or former) managers and executives… Continue Reading
1. Background EU (REACH* introduced in 2007) and Japan (CSCL* revised in 2009) have implemented chemical management programs to protect the public from chemical substances and products containing hazardous chemical substances, and to enhance their industrial competitiveness. * REACH: Registration,… Continue Reading
1. Discussion in the National Assembly Both the ruling and opposition parties proposed revisions to the Labor Standards Act which included holiday working hours in statutory overtime working hours. However, the details and enforcement timing differ. The ruling and opposition… Continue Reading
1. Current state of the lawsuits Lawsuits concerning ordinary wages are spreading to all industries as well as to SMEs. The majority of the companies involved in these suits have lost in lower courts, but some companies such as Hansung… Continue Reading
1. Regular session of the National Assembly and parliamentary inspection to open in September The next regular session of the National Assembly is scheduled to open for 100 days from September 2nd and parliamentary inspection is expected to be held… Continue Reading
The FKTU plans to focus on a revision of the Trade Union Act (TULRAA) and the Labor Standards Act at the regular session of the National Assembly in September. In addition, they plan to make an issue of labor disputes… Continue Reading