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On 40 hour workweek of Korea

Korea began to adopt 40 hour workweek from July 1st, 2004 based on the revised Labor Standards Act (LSA). The revised law, in order to…

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Labor contract under the labor standards act

The labor standards act of Korea has a chapter named “labor contract”. In my opinion, it is not much of help when one actually tries…

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Wage guidelines by labor and management for 2008

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…

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How to open a headhunting company in Korea

Update (December 14th, 2017) Thanks to a reader who asked me about updated information on this post, I found out that a full translation of…

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