Vice Minister of Equipment “It will be a year of rapid evolving discussions on the improvement of the labor law”

(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Su-yeon Soo = Kim Yong-beom, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, said on the 2nd, “This year will be a year in which discussions on improving the labor legislation will rapidly evolve in line with the trend of the times.”

On the same day, Vice Minister Kim said through Facebook that “a while ago, the roadmap for the National Employment Insurance was announced,” said “special type workers (special high school), etc. “We have a plan to get inside the insurance framework,” he said.

He added, “Special high school, freelancers, platform workers, self-employed, etc. are different from typical workers who have long-term and subordinate labor contracts with the company.” Most of the contract types are” he explained.

Deputy Minister Kim said, “The next task is to provide adequate protection for atypical workers who are excluded from the application of the existing labor laws.”

As a protective device for atypical workers, he said, “There is an approach to individually enacting laws that are based on the Labor Standards Act, but suited to the characteristics of each field.”

“With the advancement of the digital revolution and the advent of the’Gig Economy’, the way of working has become more diverse and the boundaries between labor, companies, and markets have become blurred.” In line with the trend, discussions on improving the labor law system will also be a year of rapid evolution.”

Yongbeom Kim, 1st Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance
Yongbeom Kim, 1st Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance

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