Every spring, around February, two labor organizations and an employers’ association in Korea announce wage increase guidelines for the year. The guidelines serve as a reference for labor unions and employers in individual companies when they come to the table for wage negotiation. Read the rest of this entry »
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54% of companies do not disclose the amount of annual salary for job posting
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 »
Korean labor unions getting realistic?
Almost every year, early summer in Korea has been a season of strikes and rallies by labor unions. So far, it seems like a different one this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Hyundai Motor’s case
While running through past news on labor issues, I found an article by Yonhap News on Hyundai Motor’s move to build overseas plants and a response from its labor union that is famous for repeated strike for the last decade or so. Read the rest of this entry »