Category: labor laws and systems
Ban on workplace harassment goes into effect on July 16th, 2019
Ban on workplace harassment goes into effect on July 16th, 2019 based on an amendment of the Labor Standards Act made on January 15th, 2019….
An LSA amendment changed a list of employees exempt from advance notice of dismissal
Dismissal of an employee, to be legitimate, should be based on justifiable reasons and also in line with due procedures stated in the labor law….
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…
On May 29th, 2018, a new system for calculating annual leave goes into effect.
This post gives an overview of a change to the way annual leave is calculated, focusing on employees in their first and second years. It…
What is the Maximum Work Hours per Week in Korea?
I wrote a post on the same topic four years ago and things stayed the same since then. However, the National Assembly passed an amendment…
Annual Leave based on the Korean Labor Law
Here is a brief information on annual leave under the labor standards act of Korea.
1. The initial leave starts as 15 days.
Once an employee worked for 80% of total working days of the first year, he is entitled to use 15 days’ annual leave during the next one year. If an employee works less than 80% of the total working days, he gets no annual leave at all for the next year.