Lee & Ko (Managing Partner Kim Sang-gon) held a seminar to discuss response measures by corporations to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, the amended Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act (the yellow envelope law, a new labor law aimed at strengthening the bargaining rights of subcontract workers), and the overhaul of criminal procedures.
Lee & Ko said it hosted the "Labor Group and Serious Accident Response Center co-hosted industrial relations client seminar" on the 10th. About 700 people, including corporate legal, HR and labor affairs managers, attended online and offline.
The seminar was organized to review changes in investigative procedures under the amended Criminal Procedure Act and issues in labor-management relations after the implementation of the yellow envelope law, as standards for investigations and trials related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act are becoming more specific. In particular, it addressed practical issues that corporations should review after the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) issued guidelines on the scope of labor disputes.
In the first session, Lee & Ko attorney Hong Jeong-yeon presented "Latest trends in the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and outlook following the overhaul of the Criminal Procedure Act." Hong previously served as head of the Labor Investigation Support Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and as a dispatched prosecutor to the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL). Hong explained that, as changes are expected in serious accident investigation practices following the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act, corporations should check their response systems in advance.
In the second session, Lee & Ko attorneys Lee Jeong-woo and Noh Jae-in presented on "The impact of the yellow envelope law on labor-management practice and implications." The two attorneys assessed that, although some standards are taking shape as MOEL guidelines and labor commission rulings have accumulated since the law took effect, the potential for disputes remains over the scope of employers and labor disputes.
In the final session, the presenters held a Q&A session, answering questions submitted in advance and on site.
Former Minister of Employment and Labor (MOEL) Ahn Kyeong-deok said, "It is no exaggeration to say that in the field of labor law, the laws, interpretations and practical standards have been changing almost every year recently," adding, "The more it is such a time, the more important it is to share information and think together."