“We’ll get you what’s rightfully yours.”
If you are a foreign worker in Korea, who got unfairly dismissed, injured on the job, or was not paid for your work, SLG should be your first call. Our lawyers have an extensive experience in labor cases for foreign clients. With SLG, you will know what rights you have, and what to do to exercise those rights. Our lawyers will make sure you get all the things you are rightfully entitled to.
Wrongful discharge
“Wrongful discharge”, which is also called “unfair dismissal” in the UK and Australia, is a dismissal of an employee without justifiable reason. Korean law lists the reasons which cannot be the ground for dismissal, such as the worker’s gender, maternity leave, union membership, etc. Even if there is a justifiable reason, the employer should make a notice at least 30 days in advance to dismiss the worker.
Wage-Hour litigation
The minimum wage of Korea is 8,720 won per hour in 2021, and statutory working hours is 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day. The maximum working hours used to be 68 hours per week, with mutual agreement between the employer and employee, but it was reduced to 52 hours since 2018. Check out if you are not getting the proper amount salary you deserve, or being overworked!
Worker’s compensation
If an employee suffers any injury, disease, or disability or dies from accidents on duty or occupational disease, it is recognized as “occupational accident” in Korean law. This also includes accidents while the worker commutes to or from work, as long as they used a common route and method.
Workplace harassment
Workplace harassment could mean various things, because it can happen in various ways and by various perpetrators. “Labor Standards Act” of Korea prohibits any employer and employee from causing physical or mental suffering to other employees by taking advantage of rank, relationship, etc. This of course includes sexual harassment, which is treated as criminal offence.