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Hyundai Motor’s Staffing Sparks Interest Among Job Seekers

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. has announced plans to hire new factory workers for the first time in a decade, and the news has caused a stir among not just unemployed job seekers, but also public servants and those who already have stable jobs at state-run firms and large private companies. [...]

Government Simplifies Industrial Accident Insurance Claims

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Under a new government policy, factory workers that help produce semiconductors or TV display screens applying for industrial accident insurance compensation for cancer or other illnesses brought on by their jobs will either no longer be required to submit an epidemiological investigation required as proof, or be permitted to [...]