SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 60% of employees in South Korea view being rehired at a previous workplace positively, according to a recent survey conducted by Incruit, a human resources technology company. In a poll of 1,292 South Korean workers aimed at gauging attitudes toward being rehired after quitting, 16.8% said they felt [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea saw an unprecedented number of senior military officers with more than five years of experience leave the armed forces last year, raising concerns about a potential erosion of combat readiness, according to government data. A total of 9,481 commissioned and non-commissioned officers resigned in 2023, a 24.1% increase [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As a court decision looms that could determine the fate of Min Hee-jin, the founder of the ADOR record label and the former manager of NewJeans, a fierce legal battle is unfolding between Min and her critics at Hybe, the K-pop juggernaut. According to K-pop industry insiders, 10,000 members of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) –As wage negotiations between Samsung Electronics and its labor unions restarted, the company’s largest union, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), held a rally disguised as a cultural event on May 24. The gathering drew an estimated 2,000 participants, according to the union, outside Samsung’s headquarters in Seoul’s Seocho District. [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have questioned an official from Hybe, the biggest K-pop powerhouse and home to BTS, in connection with a breach of duty accusation the firm raised against the head of subsidiary ADOR. The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul questioned an unidentified Hybe official as the complainant of the case [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam District in Seoul has rolled out an innovative “Training for All” program to bolster its employees’ disaster response capabilities after three months of development, officials announced on May 23. The distinctive program breaks down emergency procedures from initial incident to recovery into 25 steps, presenting them through an interactive, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Jamsil Station on Seoul’s Subway Line No. 2 has replaced Gangnam Station of the same line as the capital’s busiest station, with over 150,000 passengers using the station per day, Seoul Metro said Thursday. Jamsil Station in southeastern Seoul served a daily average of 155,229 passengers in the first [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans are feeling the pinch with major chicken franchises raising prices, bringing the era of the 30,000-won chicken bucket closer to reality – a scenario foreshadowed by BBQ Group’s chairman Yoon Hong-geun back in 2022. With dining costs already soaring, more consumers are exploring cost-effective ways to satisfy their [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Police sought a warrant Wednesday to arrest popera star Kim Ho-joong, a day after questioning him over suspicions that he rammed into a taxi and fled the scene while driving under the influence. The 33-year-old singer, who rose to stardom after appearing on the audition show “Mr. Trot,” allegedly [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added nearly 300,000 wage worker jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023, but the number grew at a slower pace, and jobs for young people continued to fall for more than a year, data showed Wednesday. The number of paid employee jobs came to 20.75 million as [...]