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Google Korea Employees Establish Labor Union Following Job Cuts Announcement

Google Korea Employees Establish Labor Union Following Job Cuts Announcement

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) —Google Korea employees formed a labor union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on April 11, after Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced a 6% reduction in its total workforce, affecting about 12,000 people based at its headquarters. Earlier this month, Google Korea informed its employees in South [...]

National Assembly Accuses Google Korea Director for Perjury

National Assembly Accuses Google Korea Director for Perjury

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly has decided to refer the head of Google Korea to prosecutors for perjury during the parliamentary audit. Kim Kyung-hoon, the country director for Google’s local unit, appeared as a witness at the parliamentary audit of the Korea Communications Commission led by the Science, ICT, Future Planning, [...]

Google Korea’s 2020 Revenue Hits 220 bln Won

Google Korea’s 2020 Revenue Hits 220 bln Won

SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea saw its revenue reach more than 200 billion won (US$178.65 million) last year in the first disclosure of its financial statement in the country, a regulatory filing showed Wednesday. Google Korea, which operates under Google International LLC, said in the filing that its sales stood at 220.14 [...]

Google Korea CEO Summoned Again in Toxic Sterilizer Probe

Google Korea CEO Summoned Again in Toxic Sterilizer Probe

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned again by prosecutors Tuesday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizer which has caused numerous deaths and illnesses here.  The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office summoned John Lee as a [...]

Google Korea CEO Summoned in Toxic Sterilizer Probe

Google Korea CEO Summoned in Toxic Sterilizer Probe

SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned by prosecutors Monday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here. John Lee appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern [...]

Google Korea Is Korean Job Seekers’ Favorite Foreign Affiliated Corp. for Seven Years

Google Korea Is Korean Job Seekers’ Favorite Foreign Affiliated Corp. for Seven Years

SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea has been selected as Korean job seekers’ number one dream work place for seven consecutive years, according to a survey conducted by job portal Saramin. According to results published on March 2, 43 percent of 1,424 job seekers answered that Google Korea was their preferred work place among foreign [...]