South Korea: Court decision setting forth the factors to be determined as a worker (Case Number: 2011Da44276)

This is a court decision which sets forth the criteria for determining worker status under the Labor Standards Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/2011Da44276.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2129438

South Korea: Court decision regarding the standard of “work of equal-value” under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Case Number: 2010Da101011)

This is a court decision which sets forth the standard of “work of equal-value” under the Employment Opportunity Act in determining whether the employer provided equal pay to employees for …

Court decision regarding the standard for a dispatched worker to be deemed as an employee of using employer (Case Number: 2008Du4367)

This is a court decision which sets forth the standard for a dispatched worker to be deemed as an employee of using employer, and the application of ‘deemed direct employment’ …

South Korea: Court decision regarding standard for legitimate industrial action (Case Number: 2007Du12859)

This is a court decision which sets forth the standard for legitimate industrial action under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/6-51%20Supreme%20Court%20Decision%202007Du12859%20Decided%20June%2023.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?saNo=2007%EB%91%9012859&bubNm=%EB%8C%80%EB%B2%95%EC%9B%90

OECD Case: Workers Assistance Center et al vs. Chongwon Fashion Inc.

NCPs involved: Korea NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Philippines DATE: 3 September 2007 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that management threatened to close plants after workers tried to unionize. Once …

South Korea: Court decision regarding labor union’s authority to waive certain rights and the process required to change an employment policy adversely to employees (Case Number: 2007Do1539)

This is a court decision regarding whether labor union can waive wages or severance payment rights of individual employees through collective agreement and the effect of a collective agreement to …

South Korea: Court decision regarding industrial action without votes of labor union members and criminal charges (Case Number: 99Do4837)

This is a court decision regarding whether industrial action without votes of labor union members is justifiable under the criminal law, and the criteria for the industrial action to be …

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