프리랜서 방송작가의 근로기준법상 근로자성 -서울행정법원 2022. 7. 14. 선고 2021구합63518 판결을 소재로-

Recently, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled that freelance broadcasting writers who produced a news program were employees under the Labor Standards Act. Among broadcasting workers in various fields, the proportion of freelance broadcasting writers is particularly high and there has yet to be a Supreme Court ruling on whether broadcasting writers are workers under the Labor Standards Act. Therefore, disputes and controversies over whether broadcasting writers are employees under the Labor Standards Act may continue in the future. Against this background, this article reviews the Seoul Administrative Court's ruling on freelance broadcasting writers, which will become a key standard in determining whether broadcasting writers are employees under the Labor Standards Act. This article first introduces and analyzes the Seoul Administrative Court's ruling on freelance broadcasting writers. Furthermore, this article seeks to shed light on the remaining tasks of the Seoul Administrative Court ruling, that is, some questions that must be clearly addressed in future judgments on whether broadcasting writers are employees under the Labor Standards Act.