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내년도 시간당 최저임금이 올해보다 7.2%(350원) 오른 5천210원으로 결정되었다.
최저임금위원회는 4일 오후 7시부터 시작된 전원회의에서 이같이 인상안을 정하고 심의 및 의결했다고 5일 밝혔다.
이번에 인상된 내년도 시간당 최저임금을 월 단위로 환산하면 주 40시간(월 209시간) 사업장 기준으로 108만8천890원이다. 최저임금위원회는 이번에 인상된 최저임금이 저소득에 시달리는 근로자 256만5천명에게 혜택을 줄 수 있을 것으로 예상했다.
박준성 최저임금위원회 위원장은 “금년 인상분 7.2%에는 실질경제성장률, 물가인상률, 유사 근로자 임금 인상률, 소득분배개선 등을 고려했다”며 “근로자의 임금격차를 향후 5년간 지속적으로 개선할 목적으로 소득분배개선분을 금년도 인상분에반영한 것이 특징”이라고 말했다.
이틀동안 진행된 내년도 최저임금 인상안은 15명이 찬성표를, 9명이 사실상 기권표를 던지면서 통과됐다. 최저임금 심의ㆍ의결을 위해서는 전체 위원 과반 투표에 참여자 과반수의 찬성이 필요하다.
민주노총측 위원 3명은 인상안이 상정되기 전에 퇴장했고, 사용자측 위원은 투표 개시 후 9명이 모두 나가버리면서 기권처리 됐다.
최저임금을 두고 양측이 좀처럼 입장 차이를 좁히지 못하다가 지난달 27일 6차 전원회의에서 양측이 한발짝 물러나 수정안을 제시했으나 타결에 이르지 못했다.
당초 노동계는 올해 최저임금 시급 4천860원을 내년에는 5천910원으로 21.6% 올려야 한다는 내용의 인상안을, 사용자측을 대표하는 한국경영자총협회(경총)는 동결안을 제시했다.
노동조합은 “우리나라 최저임금은 선진국 수준에 크게 못 미치는 게 현실이다” 이라며 “경제협력개발기구(OECD) 권장 평균임금 50%에 크게 못미친다”라고 말했다.
최저임금위원이었던 이재웅 민주노총 서울본부장은 “7.2%가 높아 보일지 모르겠지만, 인상률이 두 자릿 수 가 아니면 최저임금 노동자들의 형편은 나아지지 않을 것이다”라고 지적했다.
김동욱 경총 기획홍보 본부장은 “”이번 임금 결정은 어려운 대내외 경제여건과 영세중소기업에 대한 고려가 전혀 없었다는 측면에서 저희는 수용할 수 없다” 면서 “최저임금 표결에 불참하고 퇴장했다고” 말했다.
고용노동부 장관은 최저임금위가 의결한 안을 다음주 중 고시한 뒤 오는 8월5일까지 최종 확정한다.
노동부와 경총은 최저임금과 일자리 창출을 놓고 계속 대립할 것으로 보인다. (기사: 조정은 기자, 한글: 김정보 인턴기자)
최저임금위원회는 4일 오후 7시부터 시작된 전원회의에서 이같이 인상안을 정하고 심의 및 의결했다고 5일 밝혔다.
이번에 인상된 내년도 시간당 최저임금을 월 단위로 환산하면 주 40시간(월 209시간) 사업장 기준으로 108만8천890원이다. 최저임금위원회는 이번에 인상된 최저임금이 저소득에 시달리는 근로자 256만5천명에게 혜택을 줄 수 있을 것으로 예상했다.
박준성 최저임금위원회 위원장은 “금년 인상분 7.2%에는 실질경제성장률, 물가인상률, 유사 근로자 임금 인상률, 소득분배개선 등을 고려했다”며 “근로자의 임금격차를 향후 5년간 지속적으로 개선할 목적으로 소득분배개선분을 금년도 인상분에반영한 것이 특징”이라고 말했다.
이틀동안 진행된 내년도 최저임금 인상안은 15명이 찬성표를, 9명이 사실상 기권표를 던지면서 통과됐다. 최저임금 심의ㆍ의결을 위해서는 전체 위원 과반 투표에 참여자 과반수의 찬성이 필요하다.
민주노총측 위원 3명은 인상안이 상정되기 전에 퇴장했고, 사용자측 위원은 투표 개시 후 9명이 모두 나가버리면서 기권처리 됐다.
최저임금을 두고 양측이 좀처럼 입장 차이를 좁히지 못하다가 지난달 27일 6차 전원회의에서 양측이 한발짝 물러나 수정안을 제시했으나 타결에 이르지 못했다.
당초 노동계는 올해 최저임금 시급 4천860원을 내년에는 5천910원으로 21.6% 올려야 한다는 내용의 인상안을, 사용자측을 대표하는 한국경영자총협회(경총)는 동결안을 제시했다.
노동조합은 “우리나라 최저임금은 선진국 수준에 크게 못 미치는 게 현실이다” 이라며 “경제협력개발기구(OECD) 권장 평균임금 50%에 크게 못미친다”라고 말했다.
최저임금위원이었던 이재웅 민주노총 서울본부장은 “7.2%가 높아 보일지 모르겠지만, 인상률이 두 자릿 수 가 아니면 최저임금 노동자들의 형편은 나아지지 않을 것이다”라고 지적했다.
김동욱 경총 기획홍보 본부장은 “”이번 임금 결정은 어려운 대내외 경제여건과 영세중소기업에 대한 고려가 전혀 없었다는 측면에서 저희는 수용할 수 없다” 면서 “최저임금 표결에 불참하고 퇴장했다고” 말했다.
고용노동부 장관은 최저임금위가 의결한 안을 다음주 중 고시한 뒤 오는 8월5일까지 최종 확정한다.
노동부와 경총은 최저임금과 일자리 창출을 놓고 계속 대립할 것으로 보인다. (기사: 조정은 기자, 한글: 김정보 인턴기자)
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Minimum wage set to rise 7.2 percent next year
By Cho Chung-un
Korea’s minimum hourly wage will rise 7.2 percent to 5,210 won ($4.57) next year, a three-party council of government, labor and business representatives said Friday.
Under the agreement, the minimum wage of laborers working 209 hours a month will be increased to 1.08 million won. About 2.56 million workers will benefit from the deal, it added.
“Diverse factors including economic growth rate, price inflation and wage increase rates of other income groups have been reflected in the 7.2 percent (wage) increase,” said Park Jun-seong, who chairs the council. “The wage increase also incorporates the (government’s) policy goal of reducing the labor income gap over the next five years,” he added.
The deal was reached in a 15-0 vote with nine abstentions at the end of a two-day marathon negotiation. The wage increase proposal requires a majority vote from the 27-member council, which consists of nine members each from the labor, business and a public interest group appointed by the government.
The proposal was put to a vote with only 24 representatives attending. Three labor representatives left the negotiation table before voting process even began. All nine members from the business side abstained in protest of the proposal, the council said.
The 7.2 percent proposal was pushed by the public interest group as labor and business failed to narrow differences.
When the negotiations began in April, labor unions demanded a 21.6 percent increase to 5,910 won per hour while the business called for a freeze. The current rate is 4,860 won.
Unions pointed out that Korea’s minimum wage was 37 percent of the average salary, far below the 50 percent recommended by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
“The proposal to raise (the minimum wage) by 7.2 percent is disappointing. The quality of life of laborers earning minimum wage would only be improved with at least a two-digit increase,” Lee Jae-woong from the Korean Confederation of Trade Union, a progressive labor group.
Businesses countered that for the past 13 years the minimum wage had increased at twice the rate of consumer price inflation. The proposed rate would also put bigger financial burden to small companies, they claimed.
“The 7.2 percent proposal would impose a (bigger) burden to small companies with fewer than 30 employees particularly in this worsening economic state,” said Kim Dong-wook, an official from the Korea Employers’ Federation, representing the business side. Kim abstained because he couldn’t agree with the proposal, he added.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor will soon announce details of the wage increase deal and apply the increase by Aug. 5, the panel said.
Labor and business are expected to lock horns over other contentious issues including an “ordinary wage” system and government plans to increase the number of part-time jobs. (christory@heralcorp.com)
Minimum wage set to rise 7.2 percent next year
By Cho Chung-un
Korea’s minimum hourly wage will rise 7.2 percent to 5,210 won ($4.57) next year, a three-party council of government, labor and business representatives said Friday.
Under the agreement, the minimum wage of laborers working 209 hours a month will be increased to 1.08 million won. About 2.56 million workers will benefit from the deal, it added.
“Diverse factors including economic growth rate, price inflation and wage increase rates of other income groups have been reflected in the 7.2 percent (wage) increase,” said Park Jun-seong, who chairs the council. “The wage increase also incorporates the (government’s) policy goal of reducing the labor income gap over the next five years,” he added.
The deal was reached in a 15-0 vote with nine abstentions at the end of a two-day marathon negotiation. The wage increase proposal requires a majority vote from the 27-member council, which consists of nine members each from the labor, business and a public interest group appointed by the government.
The proposal was put to a vote with only 24 representatives attending. Three labor representatives left the negotiation table before voting process even began. All nine members from the business side abstained in protest of the proposal, the council said.
The 7.2 percent proposal was pushed by the public interest group as labor and business failed to narrow differences.
When the negotiations began in April, labor unions demanded a 21.6 percent increase to 5,910 won per hour while the business called for a freeze. The current rate is 4,860 won.
Unions pointed out that Korea’s minimum wage was 37 percent of the average salary, far below the 50 percent recommended by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
“The proposal to raise (the minimum wage) by 7.2 percent is disappointing. The quality of life of laborers earning minimum wage would only be improved with at least a two-digit increase,” Lee Jae-woong from the Korean Confederation of Trade Union, a progressive labor group.
Businesses countered that for the past 13 years the minimum wage had increased at twice the rate of consumer price inflation. The proposed rate would also put bigger financial burden to small companies, they claimed.
“The 7.2 percent proposal would impose a (bigger) burden to small companies with fewer than 30 employees particularly in this worsening economic state,” said Kim Dong-wook, an official from the Korea Employers’ Federation, representing the business side. Kim abstained because he couldn’t agree with the proposal, he added.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor will soon announce details of the wage increase deal and apply the increase by Aug. 5, the panel said.
Labor and business are expected to lock horns over other contentious issues including an “ordinary wage” system and government plans to increase the number of part-time jobs. (christory@heralcorp.com)
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