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Newsletter | December 2013
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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT |
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Ministry of Employment and Labor Revises its Manual for Administering Paid Time Off |
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On July 9, 2013, the Ministry of Employment and Labor revised its Manual for Administering Paid Time Off. |
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Under the revised Manual, (i) the work for which paid time off applies has been revised to "work voluntarily determined by the labor side and management side to the extent permitted by the labor union law, including maintenance and management of a union which constitutes the joint interests of the labor side and the management side within a workplace," giving latitude to expand the scope of work that qualifies for paid time off; (ii) an employee may now qualify for paid time off for being dispatched to work at an upper level union; (iii) activities related to preparations for a strike are included within the scope of paid time off; and (iv) the date to determine the number of union members has been revised to "a date agreed to by the employer, such as the date of execution of the collective bargaining agreement or the execution date of an agreement related to paid time off." |
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The Manual became effective as of July 1st and all administrative interpretations conflicting with the Manual have been repealed as of that date. However, if there is a collective bargaining agreement currently in effect, the Manual will apply only upon the expiry of that agreement. |
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