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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] Hanwha Ocean's labor-management conflict, which was incorporated into Hanwha Group, is becoming visible.
It has been confirmed that Hanwha Ocean's labor union recently sued the company to the Ministry of Employment and Labor for unfair labor practices. It is the first time since transferring to Hanwha Group. It has been less than a month since labor and management declared co-prosperity together at the end of last month since Hanwha Ocean was launched. In addition, Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan said earlier this month that there is no artificial restructuring (of Hanwha Ocean), raising the mood for co-prosperity between labor and management.
According to industry sources on the 27th, the Hanwha Ocean branch of the Korean Metal Workers' Union filed a complaint with the Employment and Labor Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 20th, calling it a "clear unfair labor practice by the company" for "serious accidents and those who did not go on strike" proposed by Hanwha Ocean as a condition for the payment of employee incentives. The defendant is Kwon Hyuk-woong, CEO of Hanwha Ocean.
The issue that triggered the labor-management conflict this time is an employee incentive condition among Hanwha Ocean's proposed personnel reform plan.
Earlier, Hanwha Ocean announced the conditions for payment of production management allowances and incentives at a briefing session on the reorganization of the personnel system for its employees from the 9th to the 13th. The main goal is to provide 100,000∼300,000 won in production management incentives on a quarterly basis to production managers who are less than team leaders among those who carry out all process, labor and safety management belonging to production organizations. However, in the event of a serious accident (death accident) or strike (direct management and cooperation), the payment condition is attached.
If there are no major disasters and strikes, the government will raise it by 100,000 won each to pay up to 300,000 won per quarter from the first quarter to the third quarter. In the event of a death or strike, it is a reason for not paying incentives and there is no allowance for that quarter. Incentives start from 100,000 won. This condition corresponds to direct management (main office) and subcontractors (subcontractors), so even if only one contractor and subcontractor strike, they will not receive incentives.
In response, the union immediately protested. It is a demand to block the inherent rights of labor unions guaranteed by the Constitution and an act of inciting conflict between labor unions.
Hanwha Ocean has deleted the details of the strike from the controversial incentive payment conditions for production managers.
Currently, Hanwha Ocean's labor and management have even held the eighth round of collective negotiations, which calls for raising basic salaries and allowances, banning discrimination against office workers' allowances and extending retirement age.
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