SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The most desirable trait in new recruits among South Korean companies is a willingness to learn, a recent survey showed. According to a survey conducted by online job portal Incruit, of a total of 831 corporate human resource (HR) managers, one in four respondents, or 24.8 percent, said that “willingness [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea showing signs of containment, major mobile carriers are transitioning from work-from-home to flexible commuting policies. The country’s top three telecommunication firms — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — decided they cannot sustain business based on work-from-home policies, which [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 50 percent of workers who quit their jobs hide the real reason for leaving the company, a recent survey revealed. JobKorea, a job search portal operator, conducted a survey of 2,288 workers who had quit their job in the past. The results showed that 52 percent did [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has advised the delivery industry to allocate only 60 to 70 percent of the average number of deliveries to new parcel delivery workers. In addition, the government is calling on the industry to quickly hire new drivers and purchase new delivery vehicles. The move is aimed at [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — While the importance of work-life balance has emerged and the tendency to value individual leisure has become stronger, workers are dreaming of calling it a day on time. However, in South Korea, the reality is that there is no real possibility of leaving work on time. According to a [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers are struggling to make ends meet despite the “social distancing” campaign caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus. In the process, many sad stories have been revealed. An employee in his mid-40s who joined South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang only a month ago collapsed early Thursday during an [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the new coronavirus has made things difficult for companies, leading to a growing number of employees suffering from labor code violations such as forced annual leave, unpaid leave, layoffs and pay cuts. According to an analysis of 911 reported cases, which civic group Workplace Gapjil 119 [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ongoing, it is being recommended that people eat meals while distancing themselves from others at work and at home. In particular, social gatherings such as office get-togethers have all but disappeared. Some office workers are welcoming the new trend, taking advantage of [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The average South Korean employee says that they need to save at least 700 million won (US$572,640) to prepare for retirement. This result is based on a survey conducted by Saramin, an online job portal, targeting 1538 workers. However, only 35.6 percent of the office workers thought they would [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Entering the 50th day since the outbreak of the coronavirus, South Korean office workers are struggling under a growing financial burden. Incruit, a South Korean job search portal, conducted a survey of 856 companies, 6.1 percent of which said they have sent employees home on an unpaid leave of [...]