Guro-gu Introduces 'Civil Servant Working Hours Exemption (Time Off) System'

Application of Work Hour Exemption Limits Based on Union Member Size According to Ministry of Employment and Labor Operation Guidelines
Ensuring Salary Payment, Labor Rights Enhancement, and Stable Union Activities While Working on Union Duties

Guro-gu has introduced a time-off system for public officials starting this year.

The time-off system guarantees that union members can engage in union activities during working hours while still receiving their salary. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced the limits on public officials' time-off on November 27.

Previously, only full-time union officials on leave could receive union salaries while conducting union activities. However, from the new year, employees can receive their salary while performing union duties during their employment. The criteria are based on the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s operational guidelines (manual) for the public officials' time-off system, and the time-off limits are set according to the size of the union membership.

The scope of duties recognized as paid time-off work during working hours for designated time-off personnel includes ▲ negotiation and consultation with government negotiation representatives (appointing authorities), △ grievance handling, ▲ safety and health activities, and other duties stipulated by the Public Officials Labor Union Act or other laws (activities related to joint labor-management interests), ▲ and union maintenance and management tasks for the development of sound labor-management relations.

A Guro-gu official stated, “With the first introduction of the time-off system, we expect to enhance the basic labor rights of public officials and guarantee stable union activities,” adding, “We will do our best to lead exemplary labor-management relations in the public sector in Guro-gu.”

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