National Assembly concentrates on the passage of employment & labor bills The National Assembly held a plenary session on 9 November and passed 117 bills including the revised Labor Standards Act. < Major Labor Bills passed by the National… Continue Reading
What is the difference between resignation and dismissal? Once employers and employees sign an employment contract, they establish relationships with hope and anticipation; however, such relationships sometimes end up becoming complicated. Unexpected and unprepared termination of employment relationships might be… Continue Reading
Recently, the government announced a decision to implement a blind recruitment system. Under the new recruitment system, in order to prevent discrimination, companies are banned from requiring job candidates to provide information about their academic and family backgrounds, place of… Continue Reading
Last March, the various political parties discussed ways to reduce working hours. According to the current Labor Standards Act, the maximum number of working hours per week is 68. Lawmakers are seeking to cut this to 52 with an eye… Continue Reading
‘Company A’ has a youth internship program in which participants may be converted to regular employment status. New employees go through this internship program, after which 70% become regular employees based on evaluation of their work performance. ‘Intern A’ received… Continue Reading
‘Employee A’, who is working as a carpenter in a construction company, lives in an accommodation provided by the company. The distance between the accommodation and the company is close enough that some employees walk to and from workplace. One… Continue Reading
As the opposition parties won a majority of the seats for the 20th National Assembly and the Environmental & Labor Committee (ELC), many bills were proposed in 2016 that lay greater burdens on companies. Many of these bills are still… Continue Reading