Tag: Ministry of Labor
A discrimination redress system for non-regular workers to be applied to workplaces with 100 or more employees
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: July 4, 2008
A system to redress discrimination based on the laws on protection of non-regular workers will apply to workplaces with 100 to 299 employees from July…
Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 5, 2008 2 Comments on 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…
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LSA articles non-applicable to workplaces with less than 5 workers
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 3, 2008
The Labor Standards Act applies to all workplaces that hire workers. However, there are some articles of the law that are not mandatory for a…
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…
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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.