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LSA articles non-applicable to workplaces with less than 5 workers

The Labor Standards Act applies to all workplaces that hire workers. However, there are some articles of the law that …

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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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Basic legal requirements for dismissal in Korea

Dismissal is one of the inevitable elements of human resource management. An employer can lessen a possible adverse impact of

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Age discrimination to be banned from March 2009

The Ministry of Labor announced that age discrimination in recruitment and hiring will be banned from March 2009.

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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

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Labor contract under the labor standards act

The labor standards act of Korea has a chapter named “labor contract”. In my opinion, it is not much of …

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