SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of the young jobseekers in Korea are preparing for some kind of examination, particularly the civil service examinations. Most ‘lucky’ new hires who have started careers at large companies as permanent employees tend to stay in their jobs, whereas half of the new employees hired on temporary [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean prosecutors who were investigating allegations of GM Korea employees receiving kickbacks in return for business favors are now widening the scope of their investigation to also cover bribes related to employment guarantees. Many have testified that an applicant is guaranteed a permanent position regardless of qualifications if executives of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — From now on, companies switching non-regular workers to the status of regular ones must fully recognize the past years of service as part of their career. This is important for those serving long years as non-permanent workers because it would affect their salary levels and promotion. According to the Ministry [...]