• 노동경제논집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.83-104
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• 2005

노동위원회의 심판제도는 부당해고사건과 부당노동행위사건을 신속하게 해결한다는 점에서 분쟁해결의 중요한 장점을 가지고 있지만 여러 가지 비판을 받고 있다. 본 논문은 노동위원회 심판기능의 효율성을 실증적으로 분석하고 노사분쟁을 보다 효과적으로 해결할 수 있는 방안을 제시한다. 분석결과는 노동심판제도에 대한 불만이 분쟁해결의 결과보다는 분쟁해결의 과정에 기인하고 있다는 점을 보여준다. 또한 노동심판제도의 문제점도 노사 당사자의 의식이나 태도보다는 노동위원회의 위원이나 심사관의 자세나 자질 등에 기인하는 바가 크다는 점을 보여준다. 이것은 사건에 대한 노동위원회의 조사활동이 보다 충실하게 이루어져야 하고, 노사 당사자가 자신의 주장을 충분히 뒷받침할 수 있도록 심문회의의 진행방식과 위원들의 심문태도가 개선되어야 하며, 판정을 하는 경우 그 내용이 실효성을 가질 수 있도록 적절해야 하며, 판정이 존중받을 수 있도록 법적 판단에 대한 권위도 확보해야 한다는 점을 시사한다.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제34권
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• pp.30.1-30.13
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• 2022

Background: Although working hours have decreased in Korea, they are still high compared to that of other countries. In Korea, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs) related to overwork in Korea continually occur, and the social burden from overwork is estimated to be high. This study investigated the amendment of regulations affecting the approval rate of occupational CCVDs. Methods: The change in approval rate of occupational CCVDs and related regulations were investigated using the Act and public notice on the standards for recognition of occupational CCVDs and the yearbooks of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The CCVD mortality was estimated using data on the number of deaths according to the cause of death, the number of employed people, and resident registration population aged 15-64 years. The cumulative mortality of CCVDs was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Since the establishment of the standards for recognition in Korea in 1982, the scope of occupational diseases has been expanded to include intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, and aortic dissection. In 2013, the concept of working hours was introduced in chronic overwork. The approval rate of occupational CCVDs was 44.7% in 2006, which decreased to 12.9% in 2011. After the improvement of related regulations, the approval rate increased to 41.3% in 2018. From 2000 to 2017, the CCVD mortality of both the unemployed and employed tended to decrease, and their cumulative CCVD mortalities were 549.3 and 319.7 per 100,000 people, respectively. Conclusions: CCVDs are recognized as occupational diseases in Korea. The amendments to the standards for recognition, the introduction of the Occupational Disease Adjudication Committee, the principle of presumption, and the reduction of working hours have changed the approval rate of occupational CCVDs. A strategic approach is needed to further reduce the incidence of CCVDs.