The first private-sector subcontracted unions eligible to bargain with their parent companies have emerged since the Yellow Envelope Law (the revised Trade Union Act) took effect.
The Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission on Wednesday ruled in favor of subcontracted unions at three entities — Korea Airport Corporation, Induk University and Sungkonghoe University — that had filed for corrective orders regarding the posting of bargaining requests. The commission's acceptance of the corrective petitions means the parent companies' employer status was recognized.
The recognition of employer status at Induk University and Sungkonghoe University marks the first university union case and the first private-sector union case since the revised Trade Union Act took effect. Both institutions are private universities. From the law's implementation on June 10 through the previous day, employer status had been recognized for subcontracted unions at five entities, all of which belonged to the public sector.