Did you know that in Korea, every workplace with 1 or more employees needs to register their employees for Worker’s Compensation Insurance? This means that if an employee has a work-related accident, injury, or disease, they will get monetary compensation for their
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The law that regulates workers’ rights in Korea is called Labor Standards Act. The problem is, you must be an “employee” to enjoy such rights. This is why we need to make sure what is the definition of “employee” is. Article 2
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We looked over the legitimate reasons for dismissal in the previous article. Now let us show the legal procedure for an employer to dismiss an employee. According to Labor Standard Act of Korea, employers can’t just fire their employee like “Hey, you!
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Dismissal, or firing, means that the employer terminates the employment against the will of the employee. If the employee themselves wants to quit the job, regardless of the name or procedure it is actually called in the workplace. For instance, even if
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We already looked over the definition of “workplace harassment” in a previous article posted on April 5, 2021. Now let’s look over the definition of “sexual harassment in the workplace.” Even though they look like essentially the same thing, “workplace harassment” and
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Labor Standard Act, Article 76-2, prohibits “workplace harassment” and also sets its definition. Article 76-2 (Prohibition against Workplace Harassment) No employer or employee shall cause physical or mental suffering to other employees or deteriorate the work environment beyond the appropriate scope of
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