Labor Laws in Korea 2021

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Corporate Author: KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) 종합행정지원센터 투자종합상담실

Table Of Contents: I. Overview of Labor Laws
(1) Purpose
(2) Classification
(3) Legal bases

II. Individual Labor Relations
(1) Labor contracts
(2) Rules of employment
(3) Wages
(4) Work hours
(5) Holidays and leave
(6) Retirement and dismissal
(7) Maternity protection and support for work-life balance
(8) Safety and health
(9) Non-regular workers

III. Collective Labor Relations
(1) Trade unions
(2) Collective bargaining
(3) Collective agreement
(4) Industrial actions
(5) Prohibition of unfair labor practices
(6) Labor Relations Commission

IV. Collaborative Labor Relations and Social Agreement
(1) Labor-management council
(2) Presidential Committee on Economic, Social and Labor Matters

V. Four Major Insurances
(1) Employment insurance
(2) Industrial disaster insurance
(3) National health insurance
(4) National pension

VI. Others
(1) Prohibition and prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace
(2) Prohibition of workplace harrassment
(3) Hiring of the handicapped and those of distinguished services to the state
(4) Essential statutory education

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