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On the afternoon of the 9th, in front of the Gyeongin Regional Post Office in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, members of the Post Office Headquarters, Headquarters of the National Courier Association in Gyeonggi, shouting slogans , urging to improve package classification. Yunhap news
The government recommends couriers to limit their maximum working hours per day and night deliveries. Also, if the volume of package delivery is excessive, a plan will be adjusted and a plan will be prepared to expand workers’ compensation insurance. This is a pan-government measure against the overwork of courier drivers following the increase in delivery volume after Corona 19. On the afternoon of the 12th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs announced the ‘prevention measures against overworked courier drivers’ at the government office in Seoul. The framework is to recommend couriers to limit the maximum working hours per day to prevent the courier from working for a long time. Work hours per day are based on combined sorting, picking, and delivery. It was decided to present the standard of working hours per day to the delivery company through the results of the survey on working conditions and job analysis. The government plans to induce couriers to adhere to the established standards under the conditions. Through these measures, the government plans to induce the spread of a five-day-a-week system, such as a Saturday vacation system for parcel drivers through labor inquiries. The government measures also included measures to reduce overnight deliveries. The government has informed each courier that the workers close their deliveries before 10 pm. After 10 p.m., the application is blocked so that the delivery order cannot be fulfilled, and cases that are not delivered before 10 p.m. on the same day are managed as delayed delivery. However, delivery of some food was only allowed after 10 p.m. The government also decided to reflect in the industry standard contract a plan to prohibit unfair treatment, such as the rejection of contract renewal by couriers and agencies for delay in delivery due to delay in delivery. The government has also taken steps to avoid heavy lifting for courier drivers. It was recommended to establish a system for each courier company to take measures such as reducing the quantity and adjusting the delivery area if requested by the courier when the delivery quantity is still difficult for the courier to handle. It is a method of prescribing the functions of assigning work and rest time, managing consultations and monitoring the results of health examinations, evaluating brain-heart risk and functioning of health promotion programs. It also decided to review the imposition of duties such as health management, such as job stress management and managing high-risk groups of employees at the delivery company level. Government measures also included a plan to expand the application of workplace accident insurance to courier workers. Most courier drivers are special employees who have signed contracts with couriers. The coverage rate for occupational accident insurance is low, 18.5%. The government has restricted requests for courier workers to exclude coverage from workers’ compensation insurance for “unavoidable reasons.” In addition, it was decided to create a penalty clause if a business owner, etc., obstructs the participation of workers’ compensation insurance or is forced to exclude the application. The industrial safety inspector will also have special judicial police powers for this punishment. Since last month, the government has been monitoring the safety and health of the sub-terminals and agencies of the major courier companies. Authorities plan to continue to check the current status of working conditions, such as hours and amounts of work, and investigate claims for exemption from workers’ accident insurance. Labor Minister Lee Jae-gap said: “We will create an environment in which courier drivers who are at the forefront of courier services, which have become a universal service for the public, can work seamlessly. safe and healthy “. By Park Joon-yong, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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