아파트경비근로자 근로실태와 근로조건 개선방향 ― 고양시 지역 종사자 심층면접을 중심으로 ―

Abstract

Korea reformed its Minimum Wage Act on May 31, 2005. It stipulated a step-by-step annual incremental increase in the minimum wage for surveillance and intermittent workers, with the entire Minimum Wage Act to apply to them from January 1, 2015 onward. Nevertheless, according to the Article 63 of the Labor Standards Act, surveillance and intermittent workers still are the object of exclusion in working hours, recess hours, and holidays. The reason for this exclusion comes from the perception that their labor intensity is trivial in form, environment, and duties, etc. In general, in Korea apartment guards are classified as 'surveillance workers' and 'intermittent workers'. This article examines the working conditions of guards employed at apartment complexes in Goyang city. The findings show that their labor intensity is not much different compared with regular workers. The findings point to the need to reform the Labor Standards Act for surveillance workers and intermittent workers.