SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With social distancing measures and quarantine policies gradually being phased out as a growing number of Koreans are vaccinated, an increasing number of companies are ending work-at-home policies and asking employees to return to the office. While these measures are being welcomed by many, there are concerns over readjusting [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Violations of the Labor Standards Act, including overtime work exceeding the statutory working hours, are rampant at Naver Corp., a recent survey showed. The South Korean search giant’s labor union recently conducted a survey with of members belonging to the firm’s three CIC (Company in Company) units. The results [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Younger office workers find it stressful that KakaoTalk, South Korea’s top mobile messenger, is being used for work, complaining that it undermines their work-life balance and privacy, a recent survey showed. Market analysis company Open Survey conducted a study of 1,000 office workers in their 20s to 50s, in [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — After the coronavirus outbreak, the demand for medical and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related workers increased, a state-run think tank said. The demand for employees who can develop new technology increased on the back of the growing interest in health resulting from population aging and income growth, according [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are more vulnerable to depression and stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic, also dubbed the “corona blues,” than their counterparts at large companies, a state agency said Thursday. The Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service affiliated with the labor ministry came to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — While conglomerate employees have always had complaints about bonus payments, the issue has once again reached a head after this year’s raging disputes between management and labor unions have spotlighted the importance of rewarding systems and internal communication. While SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 chipmaker, took the [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – An employee at a convenience store in Incheon recently experienced a ‘food terror attack’ by a customer who visited the store around midnight. After buying milk and a sandwich, the customer started eating them in the corner of the store. Since the government has upgraded the social distancing rule [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The average annual labor income peaked at the age of 45 for South Korean workers in 2017, while those aged 59 began spending more than they earned, data showed Monday. People aged 45 saw their annual average labor income hit 33.54 million won (US$31,000) per person in 2017 during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean university graduates who land white-collar jobs at large corporations are paid an average of about 33 million won (US$29,700) in annual starting salary as of June this year, government data showed Thursday. According to the data released by the labor ministry, local companies with more than 500 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The state human rights watchdog on Tuesday called for the mandatory training of nursing home workers against human rights abuses of elderly patients. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said it has advised the health minister to come up with legal provisions on human rights training for the [...]