Presidential office to clarify scope of labor-management negotiations under new law
The presidential office will clarify the legal scope of labor-management negotiations under the revised labor union law by issuing enforcement guidance, the office said Friday. The move comes after the revised labor union law went into effect in March, expanding subcontracted workers' bargaining rights while increasing the accountability of prime contractors. While the revision expanded the scope…
The presidential office in South Korea announced plans to issue enforcement guidance to clarify the legal scope of labor-management negotiations under the newly revised labor union law, which came into effect in March. This move aims to address the ambiguity surrounding the extent of negotiations that can legally take place between labor unions and prime contractors, following the expansion of bargaining rights for subcontracted workers.
The government seeks to establish enforcement guidance that can be implemented immediately, rather than waiting for the longer process of creating an enforcement ordinance.
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