새로운 차별적 고용형태로서 ‘무기계약직’의 실태와 쟁점

The Act on the Protection of Fixed-term and Part-time Workers(APFPW) stipulates that a fixed-term contract is converted into an open-ended contract, by way of a sanction, in cases where an employer uses a fixed-term worker over two-years limit. While APFPW prescribes that fixed-term workers shall not be treated in a less favourable manner than comparable permanent workers, it has no provision regarding non-discrimination principle on indefinite contracts that are converted from fixed-term contracts. As a result of this loopholes of regulations, indefinite-term workers are usually treated in discriminative ways than permanent workers. This article analyses the actual working conditions of indefinite-term workers who were previously fixed-term ones in various industries including public sector and banking sector. For that, surveys on working conditions and in-depth interviews with workers, employers and trade unions were carried out. The result of research shows that the APFPW has neither effectively regulated the abuse of fixed-term contracts nor dealt with the emerging type of discrimination based on employment status.