Korean labor law

iNformation on laws and systems of Korean labor relations

Multiple unions in a single company to be allowed from July 2011

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Based on the recent amendment of Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, two dratic changes will happen to labor relations environment.

First, multiple unions will be allowed in a single workplace from July 2011.

Second, wage payment of full-time union officials will be banned from July 2010. Instead of wages, union officials should be given paid time-off for their union activities.

You can get more details of the new system from this short paper.

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February 17th, 2010 at 10:13 pm

54% of companies do not disclose the amount of annual salary for job posting

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According to a survey conducted by a job portal site(www.career.co.kr), more than half of companies in Korea do not disclose salary information when they post a job vacancy. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Sunny Lee

January 31st, 2009 at 12:29 am

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Korean social insurance system for expatriate employees

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I already covered social insurance systems for Korean employees in my previous post. But what about social insurance for staff sent from headquarters to Korea? Read the rest of this entry »

40 and 44 hours workweeks – application schedule and differences

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Since revision of the Labor Standards Act (LSA), 40 hours workweek system has been adopted by most companies in Korea. The only segment left uncovered by the system at this time is companies with less than 20 employees.

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Written by Sunny Lee

January 29th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

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Probationary period

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The probationary period, here, means a period that a company, after concluding a labor contract with a worker, sets a certain period of time to assess the worker’s aptitude for his job, train him to get familiar with the job, and etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Sunny Lee

January 28th, 2009 at 1:09 pm