"Welfare of appearance fee ↑" KBS signs collective agreement with Korea Broadcasting Actors' Union

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The Korea Broadcasting Corporation (President Park Jang-beom, hereinafter referred to as 'KBS') and the Korea Broadcasting Actors' Union (Chairman Kim Young-jin, hereinafter referred to as 'Han Yeon-no') finally signed a collective agreement to agree on the payment of performance fees and welfare project expenses from 2025 to 2026 in the conference room on the 6th floor of the main building on February 9, 2026.

KBS and Han Yeon-no have held six official working-level negotiations since their meeting in April last year under the principle of trust and co-prosperity, but they also faced a crisis of negotiations. However, through sincere conversations between the two sides about the center of K-content, Korea's cultural asset, and the management conditions of public broadcaster KBS, they were able to reach a smooth, strike-free performance fee and collective agreement.

The agreement calls for KBS and Han Yeon-no to make joint efforts to raise △ performance fees by grade, △ improve the treatment of actors related to on-site costs, △ create a sustainable broadcasting production environment, and improve the welfare and welfare of △ members.

The Korean Federation of Labor Unions is a legal labor union under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act and has labor union rights granted under the Labor Union Act, such as the right to organize, the right to collective bargaining, and the right to collective action. Han Yeon-no is the largest acting labor union with 6,000 members, including performers, voice actors, martial arts performers, and theater artists.

At the signing ceremony of the collective agreement, KBS President Park Jang-beom emphasized, "It is clear that artificial intelligence AI technology is an auxiliary means to increase the efficiency of production as well as the quality of broadcasting services and contents provided by public broadcaster KBS to viewers, but this signing of the performance fee and collective agreement is more meaningful in that its use should put "human-centered value" first." "KBS, a public broadcaster, will take the lead in helping Korean Yeonho members make the world happy," he said.

Chairman of the committee Han Yeon-no Kim Young-jin responded, "I am grateful as an actor by reviving the 'Gag Concert' and taking the lead in broadcasting historical dramas such as the epic drama 'Moonmu' this year as a master of historical dramas." "It is very meaningful that labor and management gathered wisdom to reach an agreement that respects the value of labor despite the rapid change in the structure of the media industry and the difficult management conditions faced by public broadcasters," he said.

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