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

My name is Sunny Lee. As a consultant specializing in Korean labor law, I have been giving advice on …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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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

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