Unionized members at Naver demand company engage in centralized bargaining
Unionized members of Naver Corp., South Korea's major portal operator, called on the company Thursday to engage in integrated bargaining that encompasses its affiliates. Around 300 members made the demand as they gathered at the lobby of the company's second office building in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. The members blamed Naver for avoiding direct accountability as the parent company by…
Unionized employees at Naver Corp., the leading South Korean internet portal, have urged the company to participate in integrated bargaining that includes its subsidiaries. Approximately 300 union members made this request during a meeting in the lobby of Naver's second office building in Gyeonggi Province, located south of Seoul.
The union members criticized Naver for evading responsibility as the parent company by conducting separate negotiations with each affiliate rather than engaging in collective bargaining across all subsidiaries. Over the past year, 16 affiliates held a combined total of 150 negotiations, consuming around 1,000 hours of time, yet none of the management from these affiliates could reach a decision before headquarters made a final agreement.
The union has demanded an end to this system, arguing that it results in significant resource waste and unfairly disadvantages the affiliates. In response to these concerns, union representatives sent an official letter to Naver's headquarters at 2 p.m., requesting the signing of a collective bargaining agreement covering all 16 affiliates.
In this letter, members emphasized their demand for the parent company to negotiate collectively with all subsidiaries.
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