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Multiple unions in a single company to be allowed from July 2011
Based on the recent amendment of Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, two dratic changes will happen to labor relations environment.
First, multiple unions will be allowed in a single workplace from July 2011.
Second, wage payment of full-time union officials will be banned from July 2010. Instead of wages, union officials should be given paid time-off for their union activities.
You can get more details of the new system from this short paper.
40 and 44 hours workweeks – application schedule and differences
Since revision of the Labor Standards Act (LSA), 40 hours workweek system has been adopted by most companies in Korea. The only segment left uncovered by the system at this time is companies with less than 20 employees.
Probationary period
The probationary period, here, means a period that a company, after concluding a labor contract with a worker, sets a certain period of time to assess the worker’s aptitude for his job, train him to get familiar with the job, and etc. Read the rest of this entry »
Subjects for collective bargaining
Korean labor law, more specifically “trade union and labor relations adjustment act (TULRAA)”, does not provide a detailed list of what can be submitted as subjects for collective bargaining. However, classification of bargaining subjects into three categories – mandatory, permissible, and illegal – can be made based on court precedents.
Setting up a labor union in Korea
For most, or maybe all, of top management in any country, a news that their employees started to set up a labor union in the workplace may not be an welcome news.