1. Introduction to Labor Law: Section 5 『National Labor Relations Commission/ Unfair Dismissal & Labor Practices/ Industrial Action』 – Date: October 10, 2012 (Wed.) – Venue: 5th Floor Lecture Room, KEF Building – Course offered to: HR/general managers,… Continue Reading
1. Political intervention in individual labor disputes may worsen the business environment On September 12, the Environment & Labor Committee decided to summon a large number of businessmen for a parliamentary investigation: 25 people concerning massive layoffs at Ssangyong Motors,… Continue Reading
1. FKTU elects new leadership Mr. Moon Jin-kook was elected the new president of the FKTU on September 20 with 74.1% of the vote. Mr. Moon will hold the leadership of the FKTU until January 2014, the remaining term of his… Continue Reading
In most advanced counties, occupation of a workplace by a trade union is regarded as an illegal industrial action under both the labor law and rulings of the court. One common method of industrial action is the ‘work-out strike’, which… Continue Reading
Since the introduction of the multiple unions system in July 2011, workers who had not been able to join a trade union previously, are now allowed to form new trade unions. New unions for office workers, researchers, and contract workers… Continue Reading