National Assembly concentrates on the passage of employment & labor bills
The National Assembly held a plenary session on 9 November and passed 117 bills including the revised Labor Standards Act.
< Major Labor Bills passed by the National Assembly >
| Laws | Details | Date Passed |
| Labor Standards Act (Proposed by the ELC)* | ㆍProvide annual leave for workers working less than 1 year (without deducting from the next year’s annual leave)
ㆍ Include childcare leave as time worked when calculating annual leaves ※ To be enforced 6 months after proclamation |
9 November plenary session |
| Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act
(Proposed by the ELC)* |
ㆍ Create a 3-day leave for fertility treatment (1 paid day)
※ To be enforced 6 months after proclamation |
9 November plenary session |
| Promotion, etc. of Employment of Disabled Persons Act
(Proposed by the ELC)* |
ㆍ Impose a fine for negligence on workplaces without education programs to improve awareness of persons with disabilities
※ To be enforced 6 months after proclamation |
9 November plenary session |
| Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
(Proposed by the ELC)* |
ㆍ Acknowledge work-related commuting accidents as occupational if workers were commuting on their regular route
ㆍ Acknowledge workers’ right to claim selectively and establish an institution to consult and adjust the amount of indemnity ※ To be enforced on 1 January, 2018 |
28 September plenary session |
| Act on the Collection, etc. of Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance (Proposed by the ELC)* | ㆍ Set a single rate for insurance premiums of commuting accident regardless of business type
※ To be enforced on 1 January, 2018 |
28 September plenary session |
| Minimum Wage Act
(Proposed by the ELC)* |
ㆍ Exclude simple laborers from apprentices for whom minimum wage can be reduced
ㆍ Delete the provision reducing minimum wage for surveillance and security workers ※ To be enforced 6 months after proclamation |
31 August plenary session |
* ELC: The Environment & Labor Committee in the National Assembly