근로기준법상 근로자대표 및 서면 합의 제도

The flexible working hour system has been introduced as a result of amendment of the Labor Standards Act in 1990's. The most noteworthy change in a new working hour system was introduction of concepts of a workers' representative and an agreement in writing. Since then, the agreement in writing between an employer and a workers' representative has been a prerequisite for applying the flexible working hour system to any business or workplace. This kind of employee representative system was strange to a Korean legal system which had been accustomed only to those of trade unions and labor-management councils. This Study examines legal issues, about a workers' representative and an agreement in writing, especially, which may be occurred in applying flexible working hours system of the Labor Standards Act.