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Korea Enforces Harsher Penalties for Employers Who Deliberately Withhold Wages

Korea Enforces Harsher Penalties for Employers Who Deliberately Withhold Wages

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting Thursday, South Korea began enforcing a revised labor law that allows employees to seek punitive damages of up to three times the amount of unpaid wages from employers who intentionally withhold pay, as part of a broader effort to crack down on chronic wage arrears. The Ministry of Employment [...]