The Minimum Wage Committee rejected a proposal to apply minimum wage to contract workers like delivery drivers. The vote failed 15-11, meaning the issue will be revisited next year. The committee will next discuss sector-specific minimum wage rates.
The Minimum Wage Committee is debating whether to extend minimum wage coverage to contract workers like delivery drivers. Labor unions argue it's a basic human rights issue, while management claims it's outside the committee's jurisdiction and could harm small businesses and employment flexibility.
A labor group marked the first anniversary of a worker's death at Taean Thermal Power Plant, urging the government to immediately implement an agreement for direct employment of contract workers by KEPCO KPS.
South Korea's National Tax Service will hire 9,500 contract workers with a budget of $142.1 million to investigate 5.17 million people with overdue government payments and taxes, totaling over $128 billion.
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that contractor arrangements lacking clear guidelines on employee selection could be considered arbitrary. The case involved contractual employees of a government corporation seeking pay parity with permanent employees. While the contractual workers won, the court clarified this judgment cannot set a precedent for other cases. Legal experts explain that length of service alone does not establish automatic employer-employee relationships, and courts assess factors including control, hiring authority, payment methods, and contractor independence to determine if arrangements are genuine or sham.
