Décision du tribunal concernant la renonciation au droit à une indemnité de licenciement (Numéro d'affaire: 2018Da21821, 25502)

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice concernant la validité de la renonciation au droit de recevoir une indemnité de licenciement. Un accord pour renoncer à une indemnité de départ juste avant la retraite est en principe…

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Décision du tribunal concernant le salaire minimum des chauffeurs de taxi (numéro d'affaire 2016Da9261, 9278, décision du 11 juillet 2018)

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice concernant le calcul du salaire minimum pour les chauffeurs de taxi sous contrat à la pièce. (Anglais) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/41-2016Da9261,9278_WagesUnjustEnrichmentRestitution_hs(3).htm (coréen) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/srepoint .do? contId = 2255551

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South Korea’s Enduring Racism

This article discusses Korea’s atmosphere towards asylum, refugees, and immigrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/south-korea-racism.html

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Court decision involving a case whether home material teachers are considered worker under Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act (Case number: 2014Du12598, 12604)

This is a court decision discussing the standard and method of determining whether a person may be deemed a “worker” as prescribed by the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment …

Corée du Sud: décision de justice concernant une loi interdisant aux employeurs d'assister les dépenses de fonctionnement du syndicat (Numéro de l'affaire: 2012Hun-Ba90.)

Il s’agit d’une décision de la cour constitutionnelle selon laquelle certaines dispositions de la loi sur l’ajustement des relations de travail et des syndicats ne sont pas conformes à la Constitution. C'est à propos d'un…

South Korea: Labor Standards Law Amended to Limit Workweek

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours of employees (maximum number of hours to be 52 hours per week). http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/south-korea-labor-standards-law-amended-to-limit-workweek/   …

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Labor exchange between South Korea and North Korea is near and ‘Kaesong Industrial Complex’ labor law should be improved

Political environment between South Korea and North Korea is improving and there is an expectation that Kaesong Industrial Complex (a special administrative industrial region in North Korea) which was closed …

South Korea: Major Labor Law Related Court Decisions in 2017

This paper reviews 12 major decisions of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court on labor law in 2017 (in Korean). The abstract of the cases is set forth on …

South Korea Labor Code Overhaul Cuts Maximum Workweek   

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours, overtime and exempt sectors from the amendment. It also provides links (in Korean) to the …

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South Korea: Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment

This article discusses a female prosecutor claiming to be sexually harassed by a former senior Justice Ministry official and being transferred to an unwanted job post. She brought up this …

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