(1)Applies to companies with 30 employees or more
(2)Composition, operation, etc. of the Council (Article 6, 7, 12, 19 of the Act)
1) A council shall be composed of an equal number of members representing the employers and the workers, respectively, the number of which shall not be less than three nor more than ten.
2) While members representing workers (hereinafter referred to as “workers’ members”) shall be elected by workers, labor union representatives or those recommended by a labor union shall be the workers’ members in cases where the labor union is formed by a majority of workers.
3) Workers' members shall be elected by workers by direct, secret and unsigned vote.
(3)There shall be a chairperson of the Council and the chairperson shall be elected by vote from the members. In this case, each one from workers’ members and employers’ members may be co-chairperson. The employers’ members and workers’ members shall have a secretary respectively. ‘
1) A Council shall hold a meeting once every three months, draw up, and keep minutes
of its meetings.
2) Matters to be recorded in the meeting minutes
①Date, time and place of the meetings; ② Members who participated in the meetings; ③ Contents of consultations and matters agreed upon; and ④Other matters discussed at each meeting.
3) The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by all members present and be kept for three years from the date it is taken.


*Act on the Promotion of Workers' Participation and Cooperation

Article 6 (Composition of Council)(1) A council shall be composed of the same numbers of members repre- senting workers and employers, and each number of members shall be not less than three but not more than ten persons.
(2) Members representing workers (hereinafter referred to as "workers' members") shall be elected by workers, and if a trade union composed of a majority of workers is available, they shall be the representative of the trade union and persons commissioned by the said trade union.
(3) Members representing employers (hereinafter referred to as "employers' members") shall be the representative of the business or workplace concerned and persons commissioned by such representative.
(4) Necessary matters concerning the election and commissioning of workers' members or employers' members shall be prescribed by Presi- dential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8815, Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 7 (Chairperson and Secretary)(1) A council shall have a chairperson, and the chairperson shall be elected by mutual vote from among members. In this case, each one from workers' members and employers' members may be co-chairpersons.
(2) The chairperson shall represent the relevant council and exercise overall control of its affairs.
(3) Both workers and employers shall appoint one secretary respectively to be in charge of clerical work, such as recording the results of meetings.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8815, Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 12 (Meetings)
(1) A council shall hold meetings regularly every three months.
(2) A council may, if deemed necessary, hold an extraordinary meeting.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8815, Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 19 (Keeping of Minutes)
(1) A council shall draw up and keep minutes recording matters falling under any of the following subparagraphs:
1. Date, time and place of each meeting;
2. Members present at each meeting;
3. Contents of consultation, and matters decided at each meeting; and
4. Other matters discussed.
(2) Minutes referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept for three years from the date they are drawn up.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8815, Dec. 27, 2007]