공인노무사법의 주요 쟁점과 입법･정책적 개선방안

The Certified Public Labor Attorney (CPLA) Act is a law that governs the CPLA system and has been revised several times since its enactment in 1984 to reach its current form. Prior academic research on the CPLA Act is scarce, which shows that discussions related to the CPLA system have been overly focused on practical aspects. Research on the CPLA Act contributes to the development of the CPLA system and serves the role of ensuring that the system operates in accordance with the law's purpose. The Act and the system are closely related to labor-related laws. When properly operated in line with the law’s purpose, it can enhance understanding and compliance with labor-related laws in workplaces. This can benefit both employers and employees. From this point of view, this study examines the regulatory system and contentious legal issues surrounding the current CPLA Act and proposes legislative and policy improvements. In this study, Japan's Labor and Social Security Attorney law and system which are similar to Korea's CPLA system are examined from a comparative legal perspective. Recently, debates and disputes on the topic of the CPLA Act have been on the rise, both inside and outside the CPLA circle, with a considerable number of cases leading to legal proceedings. Going forward, efforts to correctly interpret and apply the provisions of the CPLA Act will be important in the operation of the CPLA system. It can be evaluated that the CPLA system has made gradual progress since its enactment. Nevertheless, there have not been sufficient attempts to reaffirm the purpose of the Act, in light of changes in the industrial and social environment or changes in the scope of work. This study is intended to provide an opportunity to ponder the public nature and responsibility of the CPLA system, as well as the Act’s value of promoting professionalism and ethics among individual CPLAs.