Lee Jae-myung: "Gyeonggi Province Non-Regular Worker Fair Allowance Expected to Expand Nationwide and to Private Sector"

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung expressed expectations for the expansion of the 'Gyeonggi Province Non-Regular Worker Fair Allowance' nationwide and to the private sector.

Governor Lee announced on the 6th through his SNS: "In the third quarter of last year, the wage gap between regular and non-regular workers reached 1.52 million won, marking a record high. The impact of COVID-19 is causing greater damage to non-regular workers," and noted that "non-regular workers currently face the reality of dual discrimination—employment insecurity combined with lower wages."

Subsequently, Governor Lee listed international cases alongside the necessity of 'reasonable compensation for non-regular workers' and announced the implementation of Gyeonggi Province's non-regular worker fair allowance.

Governor Lee stated: "Although the amount is modest, I believe this is about correcting the irrational and unfair standards in the labor market," and concluded by saying: "While we are starting in Gyeonggi Province's public sector, we expect this to expand nationwide and into the private sector."

The following is the full text of Governor Lee's SNS post:

<Employment Insecurity Plus Low Wages.. We Must Resolve Unreasonable Dual Discrimination>
In the third quarter of last year, the wage gap between regular and non-regular workers reached 1.52 million won, marking a record high. The impact of COVID-19 is causing greater damage to non-regular workers.
The reality that non-regular workers currently face is dual discrimination—employment insecurity combined with lower wages.
If we treat relatively more vulnerable workers with such harsh conditions through dual discrimination, there is no meaning to forming a community and living together. A reasonable compensation system for non-regular workers with unstable employment is necessary.
France has an unstable employment compensation allowance, Spain has an employment contract termination allowance, Australia has an additional wage system, and various other international cases already exist. According to survey results in our country, nearly 80% of citizens in the Seoul Metropolitan Area recognize the necessity of non-regular worker compensation.
Through last year's policy name contest, in which residents of the province participated together, we are implementing the 'Gyeonggi Province Non-Regular Worker Fair Allowance' starting this year.
To non-regular workers (fixed-term workers) in Gyeonggi Province and provincial public institutions, we will provide 'compensation allowances' in proportion to employment instability such as duration of service, with differential payments ranging from a minimum of 5% to a maximum of 10% of base salary.
Although the amount is modest, I believe this is about correcting the irrational and unfair standards in the labor market.
While we are starting in Gyeonggi Province's public sector, we expect this to expand nationwide and into the private sector.