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[SDG 8]8.2.4 employment practice commitment

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첨부파일 #1Labor Standards Act.hwp 미리보기

첨부파일 #28.2.4_2 Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Young Workers’ Rights.pdf 미리보기

↑ Please check the attached file for the evidence provided below

8.2.4 employment practice commitment

Chonnam National University complies with the Labor Standards Act of South Korea. The Labor Standards Act is a law established to guarantee the minimum rights of workers, providing a basic legal framework regarding working conditions and relationships between workers and employers. This law regulates employment contracts, working hours, holidays, leaves, wages, welfare benefits, dismissals, etc., and aims to improve the working conditions of workers, and promote labor stability and welfare enhancement.

[Labor Standards Act]
Summary:

Employment Contract: Employers must provide workers with a written document specifying working conditions upon entering into an employment contract.

Working Hours: The weekly working hours cannot exceed 40 hours, based on 8 hours per day.

Rest Periods: Workers must be given regular rest periods during work and guaranteed at least one paid rest day per week.

Overtime, Night, and Holiday Work: Work that exceeds legal working hours, night work, and legal holiday work must be compensated with additional wages.

Wages: Workers must be paid regular and fixed wages, and non-payment of wages is prohibited.

Severance Pay: Workers who have worked for a certain period must be paid severance pay upon leaving the company.

Dismissal: Workers cannot be dismissed without just cause, and procedures such as dismissal notice and x-objection to dismissal must be followed.

Occupational Accidents: Employers are responsible for compensating for accidents that occur during work.

Worker's Rights: In collective labor relations, workers have the right to collective bargaining and collective action (such as strikes).

Labor Supervision: Labor inspectors from the Ministry of Labor can supervise employers' premises to enforce the law and protect workers' rights.

※ Evidence: 8.2.4_1 Labor Standards Act

[Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Young Workers’ Rights]

Chonnam National University has entered into an agreement with the city of Gwangju and other local universities recognizing labor as a basic human right and aiming to promote and guarantee the rights of young workers in the region.

※ Evidence: 8.2.4_2 Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Young Workers’ Rights