SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate of North Korean defectors in South Korea reached a new high of 60.5 percent earlier this year, a report showed Wednesday, in a sign of improving living conditions for those who fled from the North. The April figure — which serves as annual statistics for North [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The current state of the labor market in South Korea is more challenging than prior to the pandemic, with the workforce aging rapidly and showing reduced enthusiasm for strenuous manufacturing roles, as per a recent survey. To address this, recommendations include recruiting more international students and middle-skilled foreign workers possessing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent survey, workplace bullying and other harassment are considered the most difficult internal grievances to resolve in South Korean workplaces. The Central Labor Commission (CLC) shared these findings in the winter issue of its labor dispute resolution guidebook, “Conciliation and Judgment,” published on December 25. The survey, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) has initiated a special labor inspection into E-Land World following allegations that the company forced employees to practice dancing for a company year-end event. On December 22, the MOEL announced that a special labor inspection team had been formed under the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) –A survey released on December 24 indicates that 40% of South Korean employees identified poor working conditions as the most challenging aspect of their jobs this year. Civic group Workplace Gabjil 119 conducted the survey from December 4 to 11 among 1,000 working adults aged 19 and above nationwide, revealing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Around one-fifth of North Korean defectors in South Korea live in Seoul, but close to 70 percent of them have a hard time making ends meet, a think tank report showed Sunday. The Seoul Institute, a research center established by the Seoul city government, analyzed residential data of North [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign nationals having jobs in South Korea reached an all-time high of nearly 1 million this year, and nearly 80 percent of them were affiliated with companies with fewer than 50 workers, data showed Sunday. The number of foreigners aged 15 and older residing in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that eight out of 10 companies in South Korea that undertook recruitment drives this year have failed to meet their initial staffing targets, highlighting the growing challenges in the hiring landscape. According to a survey conducted by Saramin HR Research Institute on December 21, involving [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent report, the cost of employing a single worker for a company has surpassed 6 million won per month. The Ministry of Employment and Labor disclosed on Wednesday that the average monthly labor expense per worker at companies employing 10 or more such workers was 6.06 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners employed in Korea has reached an unprecedented level, with the majority earning between 2 million and 3 million won per month. Thanks to the minimum wage law, salaries have consistently risen each year, and one in three foreign workers now earns more than 3 million won. [...]