SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Small to mid-sized firms are asking the government to modify pension requirements, arguing that paying half of the national pension dues for foreign workers with E-9 visas is unreasonable. The Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday asking the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The national pension could run out of money by 2058 if current financial conditions continue, two years earlier than previously projected by the government, a research publication said Tuesday. The paper from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) predicted the National Pension Service (NPS) will start [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Among Korean households, there is an increasing number of those who are suffering from the lack of money to spend, not to mention for money to save. The economic burden to the households is not limited to the decline in income and increasing debt. The main cause of [...]