This report provides an overview of the organization of Korea’s Ministry of Employment and an overview of Korea’s major employment and labor policies. http://www.moel.go.kr/english/pas/pasPubli_view.jsp?idx=1502
This report provides an overview of the organization of Korea’s Ministry of Employment and an overview of Korea’s major employment and labor policies. http://www.moel.go.kr/english/pas/pasPubli_view.jsp?idx=1502
This is a court decision regarding the calculation of severance payment. If there is a severance payment rule in the collective agreement or employee policy, severance payment should be paid …
This is an article discussing 180 female attendants getting their job back after 12 years of campaigns and protest for their unjust layoff http://www.labornotes.org/2018/08/south-korea-after-12-years-protests-women-workers-get-dream-jobs-back
This is a court decision regarding tort liability of the labor union representative. It is possible to limit the union representative’s representative authority by requiring an internal procedure in order …
This is a court decision regarding the validity of waiving the right to receive a severance payment. An agreement to relinquish severance payment right prior to retirement is in principle …
This is a court decision regarding the calculation of minimum wage for taxi drivers signed on a piecework contract. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/41-2016Da9261,%209278_WagesUnjustEnrichmentRestitution_hs(3).htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2255551
This article discusses Korea’s atmosphere towards asylum, refugees, and immigrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/south-korea-racism.html
This is a court decision discussing the standard and method of determining whether a person may be deemed a “worker” as prescribed by the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment …
This is a constitutional court decision holding that certain provision under the ‘Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act’ does not conform to the Constitution. It is in regards to a …
This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours of employees (maximum number of hours to be 52 hours per week). http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/south-korea-labor-standards-law-amended-to-limit-workweek/ …