SEJONG, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a concerning trend for South Korea’s labor market, the number of young adults classified as economically inactive — neither employed nor seeking work — has increased for the first time in nine months, despite government initiatives to integrate them into the workforce. According to data from Statistics Korea, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Representatives of doctors and the government are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end a monthslong standoff over the government’s medical reform. The move came as Lim Hyun-taek, a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) announced on June 23 that it is distributing multilingual safety and health educational materials to help foreign workers better understand industrial accidents and work more safely. In response to the growing number of foreign workers in various industries, particularly shipbuilding, where serious [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Depression and adjustment disorders are the most common work-related illnesses among South Korean government employees, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Personnel Management. The study, released on June 21, analyzed approved cases of work-related injuries and illnesses among civil servants in 2022. Mental health issues topped the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Two major hospitals run by the Seoul city government are forecast to suffer losses of nearly 100 billion won (US$71.89 million) this year due to the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, officials said Sunday. The two municipal hospitals, Seoul Medical Center and Boramae Medical Center, are projected to suffer [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Suffering from the prolonged walkout by junior doctors and the subsequent disruptions to the health care system, angry patients will hold a rally on an unprecedented scale next month, officials said Friday. An association of patients’ groups said it is organizing a protest, together with other patients’ organizations, in [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A civic group comprising gig workers said Thursday it will seek to file a constitutional petition against the decision to omit platform workers, such as delivery riders or freelancers, from next year’s minimum wage system. The civic group, dubbed “finding hope for platform labor,” said it will file the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey by the Korea Enterprises Federation has revealed that 7 out of 10 office workers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are considering changing jobs, underscoring the shifting employment landscape in South Korea. The Employee Turnover Trend Survey, conducted with the participation of 1,500 full-time employees aged 20 to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday the government will improve its management of foreign workers to help address labor shortages caused by a declining and aging population. Han made the remark during a government meeting held in the central administrative city of Sejong, saying the government drew up a [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Busan’s corporate taxi industry, grappling with a severe labor shortage after the Covid-19 pandemic, is turning to an unlikely platform to lure new drivers: YouTube. The Busan branch of the National Transport Service Workers’ Union released a trailer on June 18 for an upcoming video series titled “The Real Story [...]