This article discusses South Korea’s Supreme Court’s decision upholding a lower court’s ruling ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to compensate South Koreans who were forced into labor at their …
South Korea
Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028
Samsung Electronics made an official apology and vowed to compensate workers for work-related illnesses such as leukemia from its local chips and display factory. This has been a long dispute …
South Korea grants temporary permits to Yemeni refugees
The South Korean government did not recognize a single refugee in its second review of hundreds of Yemeni asylum seekers who applied for status after arriving on Jeju Island. The government …
Court decision regarding inclusion of evaluation bonus in the average wage (Case number: 2015Du36157)
This is a court decision involving the calculation of average wage at a public institution. If the bonus is continuously and regularly paid and the conditions for the bonus are …
Samsung Chairman Indicted for Allegedly Sabotaging Labor Union
South Korean prosecutors indicted the board chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. on charges of illegally cracking down on a labor union, delivering another legal blow to the world’s largest chipmaker. Prosecutors in …
Migrant women workers’ housing safety compromised in South Korea: report
This article discusses a study which shows the housing status of migrant women workers in Korea and how it is vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180910000855
2018 Employment and Labor Policy in Korea
This report provides an overview of the organization of Korea’s Ministry of Employment and an overview of Korea’s major employment and labor policies. http://www.moel.go.kr/english/pas/pasPubli_view.jsp?idx=1502
Court decision regarding severance payment (Case number: 2016Da228802)
This is a court decision regarding the calculation of severance payment. If there is a severance payment rule in the collective agreement or employee policy, severance payment should be paid …
South Korea: After 12 Years of Protests, Women Workers Get ‘Dream Jobs’ Back
This is an article discussing 180 female attendants getting their job back after 12 years of campaigns and protest for their unjust layoff http://www.labornotes.org/2018/08/south-korea-after-12-years-protests-women-workers-get-dream-jobs-back
Court decision regarding tort liability of the union representative (Case number: 2016Da205908)
This is a court decision regarding tort liability of the labor union representative. It is possible to limit the union representative’s representative authority by requiring an internal procedure in order …
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