SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An industrial safety law aimed at better ensuring safe workplaces for irregular contract workers went into effect Thursday, after public anger heightened over the 2018 death of a young subcontract worker at a thermal power plant. The Kim Yong-gyun bill was passed in December 2018, named after a 24-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Additional industries, including bus, financial and broadcasting firms, will be required to implement the 52-hour workweek rule starting next month, the labor ministry said Sunday. In July 2018, the shorter workweek went into effect for companies with more than 300 employees, but 21 industries, including regular-route bus services, broadcasting, [...]
SEJONG, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it will implement a revised animal safety law to require dogs to wear a leash in public places, but it withheld a controversial plan to give cash rewards to those who report violators amid a backlash from animal lovers. Starting from Thursday, dogs [...]