Workplace harassment and sexual harassment are hot topics in HR and labor relations. At our firm, we frequently handle internal...

The Korean Supreme Court has recently ruled that when multiple companies operate as "a unified economic and social unit with operational...

The Korean Supreme Court has recently ruled that, in the context of international labor relations, the calculation of the "number of...

The global emergence of K-pop popularity has placed Korean entertainers under the international spotlight. Defining the legal relationshi...

Employee: Boss, may I have some paid-time off? I want to take a vacation   Boss: Paid leave for part-time workers? That doesn’t sound...

Supreme Court En Banc Panel to Decide Key Ordinary Wage Cases The Korean Supreme Court is set to address a critical issue affecting wage...

Isabelle: “Today let’s talk about the first communication with the newly established union.” Justin:  "How does the initial conversation...

The Korean Supreme Court Decision 2023Da217312, Decided on July 11, has redefined the scope of “low-hours employees” under the Labor...

South Korea’s visa system offers categories tailored for various purposes such as work, study, family, and residency, each with specific...

Isabelle: “The more employees that join a union, the more powerful it becomes. Especially according to Korean labor law. If more than 50%...

Justin: Hi Isabelle, recently Samsung’s labor union has been in the news a lot. I was curious why are unions formed in Korea? Isabelle:...

Under the Korean Labor Standards Act (LSA), certain exemptions apply to managerial or supervisory employees, freeing them from the...

Be careful! Some Labor Attorney’s are Not Lawyers & Some Labor Law firms are not law firms in Korea. Justin: I was shocked to hear that...

In the first part of this series, we delved into the protections for female employees’ rights during and before pregnancy. Now, let’s...

Korean law provides some explicit and concrete protections for female employees related to fertility. The next two posts will discuss...

Recently an article in the New York Times, “Declaring ‘Crisis’, South Korean Firms Tell Managers to Work 6 Days a Week”, discussed...

There is very limited authentic detailed information regarding on which basis, what kind of documents are required to prepare the set up...