Law: "Hyundai Motor subcontracted workers are company employees... Employment responsibility must be ensured"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A court ruling has determined that subcontracted workers at Hyundai Motor Company are also considered Hyundai Motor employees, and the company must take employment responsibility.

The Civil Division 41 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Do-young Jung) ruled on the 6th in favor of the plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by workers from Hyundai Motor's first and second-tier partner companies against Hyundai Motor to confirm their employee status. The court stated, "The plaintiffs, after being employed by Hyundai Motor's in-house partner companies, were dispatched to Hyundai Motor's Ulsan plant and engaged in automobile production work under Hyundai Motor's direction and orders, which constitutes worker dispatch."

Accordingly, the court concluded that the plaintiffs are entitled to receive the wages they were paid less compared to Hyundai Motor's regular employees. The court added, "Hyundai Motor has the obligation to pay the difference between the wages of regular employees and the wages the plaintiffs received from the in-house partner companies during the same period."

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