Category: leave
Understanding Annual Leave Provisions in Korean Labor Law: A Guide for CEOs and HR Managers
Korean Labor Law provides guidelines for annual leave policies in the workplace. The fundamental idea is that employees are entitled to a paid holiday under…
An employer should grant 10-day paternity leave to employees from October 1st, 2019
Based on a recent amendment of the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Act, the number of paternity leave days has increased from five to…
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.
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…
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.
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 is allowed to male employees…