Dismissal is one of the inevitable elements of human resource management. An employer can lessen a possible adverse impact of
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Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 5, 2008 2 Comments on Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008
From June 22, a worker can apply for shorter working hours program for childcare. From the same date, paternity leave …
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LSA articles non-applicable to workplaces with less than 5 workers
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 3, 2008
The Labor Standards Act applies to all workplaces that hire workers. However, there are some articles of the law that …
Rules of employment for a workplace with 10 or more workers
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 2, 2008 5 Comments on Rules of employment for a workplace with 10 or more workers
According to the Labor Standards Act (LSA), a workplace hiring 10 or more workers should draw up rules of employment …
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Age discrimination to be banned from March 2009
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: May 20, 2008
The Ministry of Labor announced that age discrimination in recruitment and hiring will be banned from March 2009.
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