The purpose of this research is to propose an efficient collective bargaining method under the circumstance of the enterprise level multiple unionism, as the regulation on multi union prevention is erased and the enterprise level multiple unionism is ...
The purpose of this research is to propose an efficient collective bargaining method under the circumstance of the enterprise level multiple unionism, as the regulation on multi union prevention is erased and the enterprise level multiple unionism is able to appear Jan. 1, 2007 according to the amendment of Labor Union Law and Labor Related Laws on March 13, 1997.
For making the bargaining methods suitable to the law system and reality of our country, we examined abroad typical bargaining systems such as the exclusive bargaining representation system in America, the Individual Enterprise system in France and the free bargaining right system in Japan and the possibility to apply them to Korea and the characteristics of each system and the difficulties in applying are as follows.
First, the exclusive bargaining right system in America is the one under which the bargaining right is vested to a trade union only supported by majority through election of the whole employee, and thus it can reduce the bargaining expenses. However the system requires high expenses for voting and administration and it may, virtually, interrupt the existence of a minor union by limiting the collective right to bargaining. The Individual Enterprise system in France admits the collective right to bargaining of all trade unions belonging to a representative union and lays an annual bargaining responsibility on an employer, so that even a minor union can exercise the right to bargaining collectively, while there exists concern to cooperative with a company union and a employer because it allows a employer to make a collective bargaining contract and also disputes may occur between labor and management and between labor and labor due to exercise of bargaining veto by a majority of trade unions. and it introduced(2004-391unit)majorite system of 2004 may 4th law. Meanwhile, the free bargaining system in Japan may be said to ensure completely the three labor right of workers because it admits the collect right to bargaining of all trade unions and a separate collective bargaining contract by each trade union can be existed. However, the bargaining expenses according to negotiation with several trade unions may be expected and several collective bargaining contracts exist, so that problems on discrimination of labor conditions and undue labor act may occur.
Accordingly, in order for such a foreign collective bargaining system to be applied appropriately to the law system and reality of our country, this research suggested one method according to which 󰡐employee majority supporting principle󰡑from American exclusive bargaining system and󰡐the unification principle of bargaining times󰡑frokscm French Individual Enterprise system is appropriately applied. The characteristic of this method is as follows.
First, the request right for collective bargaining is admitted but the bargaining acceptance responsibility of an employer complies with󰡐employee majority support principle󰡑. Second, The bargaining between labor and management and the making of collective bargaining contract between labor and management must be always supported more than majority of employee. Third, If one trade union requests bargaining other trade unions shall accept bargaining by taking the principle of unification of bargaining time and an employer has the responsibility to gather employees in order for them to participate in the meeting. Fourth, According to the principle of collective bargaining contract application, one collective bargaining contract is applied in one company on the basis of agreements between labor and labor, and between labor and capital. Fifth, collective bargaining contract corresponds to the present labor laws system on the basis of the application to the corresponding companies or workers in businesses.