SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government cut more than 10,000 workers from state-run companies in 2023 as part of efforts to reform and innovate the management of public firms, the finance ministry said Wednesday. Public companies let go of a combined 11,374 workers last year through organization restructuring, voluntary retirement and various other [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A mass walkout by trainee doctors is approaching a deadline set by the government to return to work, as medical services have been crippled with both the government and junior doctors showing little signs of backing down. About 9,000 trainee doctors walked off their jobs for the ninth day [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A hotline will open next month, allowing teachers to report cases of infringement upon their teaching rights, the education ministry said Tuesday. The plan was announced after the apparent suicide of a young public school teacher distressed by malicious parental complaints last year led to a series of mass [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Tuesday that trainee doctors would face legal punishment, including suspension of their licenses, unless they go back to work by the Thursday deadline, stepping up warnings against thousands of junior doctors who left hospitals to protest against a plan to boost medical students. About [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Cases of patient damage are piling up, with an elderly woman dying of cardiac arrest without treatment, as trainee doctors have been away from work for the seventh day Monday in protest of the government’s medical school quota hike plan. Concerns about a healthcare service crisis are growing as more than 9,000 intern and resident doctors have walked off [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In an era where technological advancements are rapidly reshaping industries, companies are intensifying their efforts to secure top talent, particularly in artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge fields. The recruitment of experienced professionals has become more dynamic, with firms expanding their hiring scope and, in some cases, forgoing traditional recruitment cycles [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it will not hold trainee doctors accountable if they return to work by Thursday as intern and resident doctors stayed off the job for the seventh day in protest of the medical school quota hike plan. Interior Minister Lee Sang-min made the remarks during a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns over public health deepened Monday as surgeries were delayed or reduced as thousands of trainee doctors didn’t come to work for the seventh day in a row in protest of the government’s plan to boost the number of medical students. About 8,000 trainee doctors have left worksites to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government’s policy to increase the number of medical school seats has led to a collective action by doctors, resulting in a healthcare gap that has left patients out in the cold. Amidst this backdrop, the upcoming tvN drama “Wise Resident Life” is facing backlash for its portrayal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a dramatic turn of events, the medical community in South Korea has launched a series of protests, including mass resignations by resident doctors and a collective leave of absence by medical students, in opposition to the government’s plans to increase medical school admissions. This move has sparked widespread concern [...]