Meanwhile, the new government has placed labor reform as the challenge of the generation. It is expected that the controversy related to the laws and systems in the labor sector will grow in the future, as there were criticisms regarding the direction of the new government’s labor reform as ‘anti-labor politics,’512) and as a response to this, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that the labor reform pursued by the government would create a sustainable labor market with win-win and solidarity labor-management relations.513) However, despite significant improvements, Korea’s working conditions have been criticized for being inferior compared to other OECD member states. The problem of temporary workers has become a big social issue, and measures are needed to address various problems, including long working hours, treatment of low-wage female workers, and industrial accidents. In this regard, the NHRCK has decided to express the opinion to the National Assembly Speaker on Sep. 15, that it is necessary to expand the scope of application of the ‘Labor Standards Act’ in order to improve the working conditions and guarantee basic labor rights for workers at workplaces with four or fewer employees, and to prepare a plan for government financial support to reduce the burden on employers during this process.514) Below, this report will examine various topics related to laws and systems in the area of labor that have received much attention by the Korean society in 2022. The status and their significance will be discussed for: the ‘Initiatives and Issues on the Proposed Amendment to the Trade Union Act (Yellow Envelope Act),’ ‘Controversy over Work Start Order under the Trucking Transport Business Act,’ ‘Meaning of the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Wage Peak System,’ and the ‘Right to Rest When Sick: A Pilot Program on Korean Injury and Illness Allowance.’ 512) Hankyoreh, Yoon administration, Fiction and Trick of ‘Labor Reform,’ Feb. 1, 2023. 513) MOLIT Press Release, Feb. 1, 2023. 514) NHRCK, Decided on Sep. 15, 2022, Opinion on Proposed Partial Amendment to the Labor Standards Act 213