Labor
HMM Pushes for ‘Relocation to Busan,’ Union Counters with Lawsuit Against CEO Choi Won-hyuk
The labor-management conflict surrounding HMM011200's headquarters relocation to Busan has...
LG Electronics to Implement Post-Retirement Re-employment Starting Next Year… The Standard for Continued Employment in Major Manufacturing Firms Has Changed
LG Electronics066570 will introduce a 'post-retirement re-employment' system starting next...
Large Company Employment Drops by 5,000 in One Year… Telecom, Retail, and Petrochemicals Decline While Shipbuilding and Defense Expand
The number of employees at major domestic large companies dropped by approximately 5,000...
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Layoffs, Voluntary Retirement, and Resignation by Agreement… How Does Restructuring Become Legal?
Layoffs, Voluntary Retirement, and Resignation by Agreement… How Does Restructuring Become Legal?
Companies sometimes make decisions that are difficult to explain by money alone....
Job Postings That Are Just for Show… The Controversy Over ‘Ghost Hiring’ That Wastes Job Seekers‘ Time
Every day, countless job postings appear on employment communities and recruitment...
Employment is up, but entry-level jobs are shrinking... Young people face closed doors
While the number of employed people in South Korea increases every year, the number of...
Industrial Accident at Subsidiary of KOSDAQ-Listed Company: Worker Suffers Leg Amputation and Permanent Disability
A serious industrial accident occurred at a subsidiary of a KOSDAQ-listed company based in...
Ballan Finally Declares Bankruptcy… Priority Given to Wages and Taxes, What Happens to Sellers?
Ballan, once considered one of Korea's 'top 3 luxury platforms,' has finally entered...
CJ Invests 4.2 Trillion Won and Hires 13,000 Employees… Responding to Government Signals for ‘Youth Employment and Balanced Development’
CJ Group announced plans to hire 13,000 new employees over the three-year period from 2026...
Petrochemical Restructuring ‘Daesan Project No. 1’ Finally Underway
The domestic petrochemical industry has officially set sail on a full-scale structural...
Samsung Electronics Wage Negotiations ‘Break Down’... OPI Becomes a Conflict Over ‘Profit Sharing Rules’ Beyond Labor-Management Dispute
Samsung Electronics005930 labor and management have failed to reach an agreement in their...
On the Verge of a ‘30 Trillion Won’ Quarter... Samsung Electronics‘ Wage Negotiations Stall Over ’Performance Bonus Formula‘
The AI-driven memory boom is changing the 'rules' of the semiconductor industry. With...
“United by Conflict Over Performance Bonuses?” Samsung Electronics on the Verge of Its First ‘Majority Union’
Samsung Electronics005930 is on the verge of seeing the birth of a 'majority union'—a union...
“From Prosecutors to the Ministry of Labor”: Law Firm Trends Change According to Political Regimes
Last year, law firms ushered in the era of a 2.5 trillion won legal service market. Based on...
GDP Growth Barely Hits 1%, Real Wage Growth ‘Halved’… A 5-Year Pattern of Disparity
South Korea’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate hit 1.0% last year, barely...
Closures, Voluntary Retirements, Mergers… Multiplexes at the Brink Struggle for Reform
As survival pressure mounts in the multiplex industry, concerns are rising that a 'race to...
Industrial Bank of Korea‘s New CEO Jang Min-young from Within the Ranks… ’Head-on Clash‘ with Labor Union from Day One
Jang Min-young, CEO of IBK Asset Management, has been appointed as the next CEO of IBK...
“15,000 Jobs at Risk if Drug Prices are Cut as Planned”: Pharma Labor Unions Threaten Collective Action
Workers at the Hyangnam Pharmaceutical Complex, the largest pharmaceutical production hub in...
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The Era of Emotional Labor: How the ‘Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards’ Serve as a Breakwater
The Era of Emotional Labor: How the ‘Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards’ Serve as a Breakwater
Companies sometimes make decisions that are difficult to explain based on money alone....
‘Record-breaking Performance’: Samsung Electronics vs. SK Hynix, Comparing This Year‘s Performance Bonuses
The two pillars of Korea's semiconductor industry, Samsung Electronics005930 and SK...