National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 for applying a different criteria for all the cooks who are on an indefinite-term contract, as opposed to those with a regular status. The agency accepted the recommendation and notified that it would modify the welfare point policy and secure the necessary budget to pay the same additional points to all indefinite-term workers from 2020. Discriminatory treatment of term contract teachers excellence awards on Teacher’s Day (September 30); regulations limiting the maximum step that modified (October 29), and regulations should be revised so that term contract teachers who gain additional career experience during the term of contract be eligible for a salary adjustment in the form of step increase (November 19). The Commission concluded that eligibility for excellence awards on Teacher’s Day should be based on contribution to the development of education and exemplary achievements, and not teachers’ permanent position. Regarding the hiring of a retired teacher on a term contract, it found the maximum step limit unjustifiable, because some teachers retire without receiving retirement pension benefits. It also found it unjustifiable that a term contract teacher should be denied the same step increase as permanent position teachers despite having enhanced vocational capability and skills by obtaining a grade 1 regular teacher qualification. The Ministry of Education and the offices of education accepted the recommendations. They made changes so that term contract teachers are not excluded from excellence awards on Teacher’s Day, and also revised the standard operating procedures on salary payments for term contract teachers. F. Discrimination Based on Religion Discrimination in use of university facility for failure to attend religious events On April 10, the Commission recommended the president of a university to modify the dormitory admission pledge, which makes it mandatory for dorm residents to attend early-morning chapel service and allows for their eviction otherwise. 105 Key Activities a retired teacher who is re-hired on a fixed-term contract can receive to be 14 steps should be Part 2 The Commission recommended that term contract teachers should not be excluded from