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Childcare Leave System in South Korea

This post covers five important points on childcare leave based on the Equal Employment Act of Korea that governs the …

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Mandatory Retirement Benefits for employees under Korean labor law

This post is a brief explanation of mandatory severance benefits that are required by Korean labor law.

Employee Retirement Benefit

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What is the Maximum Overtime Hours allowed in Korea?

With the amendment of the Labor Standards Act on February 28, 2018. This post has been outdated. Check out the
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Basic information for hiring non-regular workers in Korea

Like in other advanced economies, non-regular workers are responsible for a considerable part of the total workforce in Korea.

For …

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Mandatory social insurances for foreign companies in Korea (update for 2013)

This is an update for the post written in 2008. I corrected some mistakes and updated insurance premium rates. 

Many

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54% of companies do not disclose the amount of annual salary for job posting

According to a survey conducted by a job portal site(www.career.co.kr), more than half of companies in Korea do
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