SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the recent deaths of several deliverymen and media reports on how they worked in a poor, extreme environment, more people are calling on delivery businesses to rein in excessive efforts to come up with ‘faster’ delivery services. Some consumers even vowed on social media to boycott early morning [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has proposed a labor regulations overhaul for delivery workers, which will make them eligible for overtime pay and a better insurance coverage for work-related injuries by 2022. According to the proposal released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a number of measures will be [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Coupang, South Korea’s No. 1 online marketplace, has come under fire for allegedly sacking nearly a tenth of its delivery staff, adding further woes to the money losing startup that won kudos for its bold investment in logistics, industry sources said Wednesday. On Tuesday, some 75 former and current [...]