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Workers Face Job Obstacles Due to Alleged Blacklists, Reports Advocacy Group

Workers Face Job Obstacles Due to Alleged Blacklists, Reports Advocacy Group

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent revelation by the civic organization Gabjil 119 has shed light on the troubling practice of alleged “blacklists” created by companies, which reportedly hinder former employees’ efforts to secure new employment. One individual shared their ordeal of being threatened by their team leader with a ruined industry reputation after [...]

Survey Calls Attention to Generational Divide in Job Preferences

Survey Calls Attention to Generational Divide in Job Preferences

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study in South Korea has shed light on the contrasting job preferences of the country’s youth and senior citizens, revealing a generational divide in workplace priorities. The study, conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute in August and involving 1,000 residents of Gyeonggi Province, has been compiled into a [...]

Young Koreans Prioritize Wages, Working Hours When Selecting a Job: Report

Young Koreans Prioritize Wages, Working Hours When Selecting a Job: Report

SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The values that millennials and Generation Z prioritize the most when selecting a job are shifting from one’s potential for growth to wages and working hours, a think tank report said Thursday. The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade analyzed 104,511 college graduates from 2008 to 2019 using [...]