SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 South Korean software developers regard salary as the most important factor when considering a job move, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey of 508 developers conducted by recruiting platform Wanted Lab, Inc., 82.3 percent of the respondents (multiple answers possible) picked salary as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean game industry association has filed a complaint with the antitrust regulator here against Apple Inc., accusing the U.S. tech giant of purportedly overcharging developers for in-app payment commissions, sources said Thursday. The Korea Mobile Game Association (KMGA) filed the complaint with the Fair Trade Commission last [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech firms and game developers are competing to recruit new employees, promising “good rewards.” After Nexon Co. decided to raise the annual wage of all management staff by 8 million won (US$7,000) last month, Netmarble Corp. and Com2uS followed suit by offering raises of the same amount. [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The status of developers continues to grow in South Korea’s information technology (IT) industry. Some IT firms are spinning off units as independent corporate entities, while others are moving offices to secure more developers. Along with the spread of non-face-to-face interaction (‘untact’) culture due to the outbreak of the [...]