Integrated Union Urges Ministry of the Interior to Change Stance on Correcting Discriminatory Emergency Duty Allowances for Part-Time Public Officials
[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The National Integrated Public Officials Labor Union (Chairman Lee Chung-jae) issued a statement on the 6th, revealing that there have been achievements in efforts to improve the treatment of part-time public officials, mainly led by the Part-Time Headquarters, and urged the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to take a more proactive stance in improving the treatment of part-time public officials.
The Integrated Union criticized, “Although the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is aware of the system’s problems, it consistently responds passively only when criticized by public opinion,” adding, “We cannot help but point out that the Ministry’s handling of affairs is very sluggish and insincere.”
It continued, “In the workplace, not only the emergency duty allowance for part-time public officials but also parts that should not be paid on a time-proportional basis are being paid proportionally,” and stated, “We are continuously raising issues through press conferences and forums to address unfair treatment.”
The Integrated Union’s Part-Time Headquarters explained that regarding inquiries about the payment of emergency duty allowances, “The Ministry of the Interior and Safety repeatedly gave parrot-like answers that ‘emergency duty allowances must also be paid on a time-proportional basis,’” and revealed, “Only after requesting a legal interpretation on the 15th of last month did we receive a reply stating that ‘it is correct not to pay emergency duty allowances on a time-proportional basis.’”
The Integrated Union added, “We actively support the Part-Time Headquarters’ efforts to resolve unfair treatment.”
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The Integrated Union’s Part-Time Headquarters has repeatedly raised issues with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Local Personnel System Division since June regarding the time-proportional payment of emergency duty allowances paid during disaster-related work.
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