Tag: korea
Basic legal requirements for dismissal in Korea
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: May 20, 2008 3 Comments on 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 dismissal by complying with legal…
Posted in labor laws and systems
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.
Labor contract under the labor standards act
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: April 28, 2008 1 Comment on 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 help when one actually tries…
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Wage guidelines by labor and management for 2008
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: March 20, 2008
Every spring, around February, two labor organizations and an employers’ association in Korea announce wage increase guidelines for the year. The guidelines serve as a reference…
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How to open a headhunting company in Korea
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: February 20, 2008 2 Comments on How to open a headhunting company in Korea
Update (December 14th, 2017) Thanks to a reader who asked me about updated information on this post, I found out that a full translation of…