Yesterday, I read an interesting article which addressed various legal disputes between English instructors(Hagwon teacher) and their Korean employers.  I’ve heard of many U.S. or Canadian English teachers who were in that kind of legal disputes.  I know it can not be generalized but this article gives useful information on (more…)

For foreign companies in Korea, it is very important to know about Korean labor law.  In this regard, Korean Ministry of Labor issued Employer’s Checklist on Working Conditions in Last December.  This list is for any company having 5 or more employees and dealing with 7 labor-related laws.  I think (more…)