Gwangju City Councilor Park Mijeong Accused of Violating Labor Standards Act

Former aide "Can't even receive minimum wage"

Rep. Park "All three parties agreed"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Park Mijeong, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council, has been sued by a former aide on charges including violation of the Labor Standards Act.

On the 20th, A, a former aide to Councilor Park, announced that he had filed a complaint against Park at the Gwangju Regional Labor Office for violations including the Minimum Wage Act.

From February 21 to May 20, while working with Councilor Park, A received a monthly salary of 1.9 million won, which is below the minimum wage of 1,914,440 won based on 40 hours per week.

A stated, "Councilor Park said she would use the Gwangju living wage as the salary standard and instructed that the contract specify 1.9 million won when drafting the employment contract," adding, "This violates the minimum labor conditions stipulated by law."

He also raised the issue that the amount was significantly lower compared to what private aides of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council receive.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Council consists of a total of 23 members. However, there are only 12 official aides, which means one aide per two council members.

Therefore, council members hire 11 private aides, maintaining a ratio of one aide per member. It is known that the wages for private aides are divided by distributing the amount collected by the council members, which is 2.45 million won each.

A claimed, "Councilor Park paid only 1.9 million won out of the 2.45 million won received as aide salary and embezzled the remaining amount."

In response, Councilor Park reportedly claimed, "Due to illness, aide B, who worked before A, shared the workload, and accordingly, salaries were distributed between A and B," adding, "All matters were agreed upon."

Meanwhile, A is reviewing legal grounds to file a complaint with the police and plans to hold a press conference on the afternoon of the 21st to disclose detailed information.

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