Downloadable FAQ on Korean Employment Law for Employers

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1. fencerider on October 09, 2007 @ 1:21 pm

   I read the report.  There is a lot of good information there.  One thing that I was confused by was on question 11.  This is a relatively new law only passed in 2006.  I’ve been at my school since Feb 2004 and am in my 2nd contract that ends Feb 2008. Would the school therefore have to make me a permanent employee at that time since i have worked a total of 4 years.  “Once the two-year threshold is passed...” is a bit confusing to me here.  It would seem to suggest that I have to wait until 2 years after the law was passed.

   The other question was about the Employment of Foreign Workers Act of 2003...it says that employers must try to hire a Korean first.  Recently I read about a law to be passed in November preventing discrimination against people on the basis of Nationality, would the new law have any effect on the previous rules?

2. C on October 10, 2007 @ 3:35 pm

   Great stuff, Brendon.  Timely too, as I go on my 3 months maternity leave TODAY, and the rules my company are quoting me are no where near as generous as what this document lays out.  Ooh, you’re giving a dangerous mama bear something to sharpen her claws on…

   Regarding the proposed amendments for childcare leave - any idea how long that might take to go through?  Any odds on it? 

   I’d really LOVE to negotiate a few days off here and there, or even reduced hours - I know for a fact that I could still get the same work done in 5 hours instead of 9, but I’d be willing to reduce my pay to get it.  I just want to pick the right fight going back.

   Thanks!

   C

   E7 Visa soon-to-be-working Mom (and only foreigner) at well-known Korean company.

3. Brendon Carr on October 10, 2007 @ 7:52 pm

   If you have a particular legal issue, reliance on the capsule summary offered within that FAQ may be a mistake. Its intention is to highlight issues from a top-level perspective. There is a lot of detail behind those capsule explanations and it’s advisable to get a more detailed explanation before you go into battle.

4. Brendon Carr on October 10, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

   fencerider, with respect to the Anti-Discrimination Act, I have a draft of the new law and am working on a detailed summary—hopefully I’ll have time to finish it before the Act is passed!

5. fencerider on October 11, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

   I would love to see that when you are finished if you don’t mind sending it along to the email address I provided above.  I really wonder if it has any teeth because if so, combined with the soon-to-be nosediving economy it could turn out to be the biggest news of the year.  I’m already plotting the places to go after, starting with the ministry of justice over the uslessness of the foreign ID numbers and the Korean credit reporting companies about their lack of reporting on foreigners with credit.  Then maybe i’ll see about tenure.

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