SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Of the 130 provisions laid out in the current edition of the Constitution, people were found to most favor Article 1, which states that the sovereign power of the nation belongs to its people and that the nation is a democratic republic. This is according to a survey carried [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced yesterday that it was re-designating protective marshlands to include expanded areas of the four marsh areas in South Korea currently protected by law. The four areas are the Seocheon Tidal Flats in South Chungcheong Province and Gochang Tidal Flats in North Jeolla [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that temporary workers who held positions as car salespeople at car dealerships are guaranteed rights outlined by labor union laws. A ruling by Judge Hong Sun-uk yesterday dismissed the petition by car dealership owners to “cancel the decision to allow the labor union [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights groups are advocating for a quick approval of an animal protection bill that will ensure the slaughtering of animals follows a certain procedure outlined by law. Civic groups like Care and Korea Association for Animal Protection held a press conference on Thursday in front of the National [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — New legislation that would result in prison terms of up to five years for convicted stalkers is in the works. Under current law, stalking is usually categorized as a misdemeanor and typically results in a fine of 100,000 won. The Ministry of Justice announced today a new legislative bill [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced a set of measures Thursday to curb increasing dating violence and stalking and better support victims. The ministries of gender and justice and the police agency said in a press briefing that the government will enact a new law to punish stalkers with prison terms and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A law revision recently passed a parliamentary committee to ban selling coffee at all elementary, middle and high schools, the food ministry said Thursday. Proposed changes would remove coffee and coffee drinks from school cafeterias, snack stores and vending machines, which mostly cater to faculty members, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A much-debated anti-graft law came into force in South Korea on Wednesday, calling for workers in certain sectors who should maintain higher ethical standards and refrain from receiving any gift priced beyond a legal ceiling. Under the Kim Young-ran Law, people working for the government, media outlets and schools [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Getting notified of work-related text messages from your boss even though you are ‘officially’ out of office after finishing your workday, no doubt, can be stressful. According to a recent survey, 86.1 percent of 2,402 surveyed Korean workers replied that they are not completely “off work”’ even after their regular work [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has showed that 9 out of 10 Korean lawyers support a revision of the Korean legal system to allow for the implementation of punitive damages. Punitive damages refer to a policy in which defendants are obliged to pay a greater amount of damages when general compensatory damages [...]