non-regular worker Archives

Number of Temporary Workers Inches Up in 2018

SEJONG, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose slightly this year from a year earlier, with the percentage of such employment also rising, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 6.61 million workers were non-regular workers, part-timers or outsourced laborers as of August 2018, up 36,000 from a [...]

New Minimum Wage Rule May Cause Massive Layoff of Residential Security Guards

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – In a forum discussing the implications of the upcoming change in minimum wage rules applicable to security guards, discussants from advocacy groups said the measure may backfire and some apartment management firms may decide to cut back on their payrolls instead of raising the maintenance fees. People’s Solidarity for [...]