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Nat’l Assembly Passes Bill to Extend Family Care Leave to Up to 25 Days amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly passed a bill to extend the family care leave of absence for employees up to 25 days Monday as the country struggles to fight a resurgence of new coronavirus infections. The assembly’s plenary session approved the bill to revise the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance [...]

South Korean University Students Discouraged About Job Prospects

SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has revealed an increasing number of South Korean university students feel discouraged about their job prospects before graduating, with fewer students now having a plan set out for employment. According to the report released on Wednesday by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training [...]