SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government cut more than 10,000 workers from state-run companies in 2023 as part of efforts to reform and innovate the management of public firms, the finance ministry said Wednesday. Public companies let go of a combined 11,374 workers last year through organization restructuring, voluntary retirement and various other [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to reduce some 4 percent of jobs at state-run organizations by 2025, the finance ministry said Monday, in line with efforts to tighten its belt amid the economic slump. Under the plan, the country will eliminate 17,230 jobs at public organizations, according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to reduce the issuance of bonds by state-run companies, the finance ministry said Monday, in line with the country’s efforts to stabilize the bond market hit by uncertainties. The plan was announced during an emergency meeting of economy-related ministers in Seoul earlier in the day, presided [...]