President Lee: "Special Provisions for the 52-Hour Workweek Predicated on the Payment of Overtime wages... Hope for a Good Agreement"
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = On the 23rd, President Lee Jae-myung [regarding] the special exception to the 52-hour workweek system that the semiconductor industry is requesting be inserted into the Super-Regional Special Zones Act, 'Super...
On the 23rd, regarding the application of the Special Act on Labor Relations to the ‘Mega Special Zone Act’ (Super-regional Special Zone Act), President Lee Jae-myung stated, “While there appears to be some room to handle working hour exceptions through the Minister of Labor’s enforcement decree, the fundamental premise is that we must absolutely not devise a plan to create a special act that does not compensate for additional labor.”
Minister Lee So-young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups expressed support for applying exceptions to the 52-hour workweek system to the semiconductor industry in mega-regional special zones, such as the Honam Semiconductor Cluster. However, regarding the issue of expanding the scope of application nationwide, she emphasized the need for a cautious approach, stating that a "phased approach is necessary." During the comprehensive parliamentary …
On the 23rd, regarding the issue of easing the 52-hour workweek for semiconductor research and development (R&D) personnel, President Lee Jae-myung stated, "The major premise is to create some special act."
On the 23rd, President Lee Jae-myung proposed reviewing a plan to discuss the special exceptions to the 52-hour workweek system requested by the semiconductor industry on the premise of "payment of overtime wages." Presiding over the second plenary meeting of the Regulatory Rationalization Committee at the Blue House State Guest House that day, President Lee addressed the issue of applying the Special Labor Act to the Mega Special Zone Act. He s…
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