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How to calculate wages and allowances for paid weekly holidays?

As you can guess from the title of this post, “paid weekly holidays” mean that you should pay an employee for every Sunday even if…

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Korean holidays for 2019 based on the Korean labor laws

As of March 2019, public holidays are not mandatory holidays that employers are required by law to grant to employees. Public holidays are determined based…

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10-point Summary of the Korean Labor Law for Foreign CEOs and HR Managers

I selected 10 important points of Korean labor law based on the most frequently asked questions. The summary will help you get the basic information for HR management in compliance with local labor laws.

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Substitute holiday system of Korea – Updated

Unlike other advanced countries such as United States, Japan and Australia, Korea never had substitute holidays system. That means when a public holiday overlaps with…

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