Privacy at work

Information on data protection in the workplace, employee monitoring, surveillance and employee duties of confidentiality.

South Korea :: Retention of employee records

The general statute of limitations is five years, but ten years if there has been suspected fraud …

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South Korea :: Email and workplace monitoring

Under the Act on the Promotion of IT Network Use and Information Protection (Network Act), before monitoring employees via email and online, employers must establish and disclose a detailed privacy policy on the processing of personal information …

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South Korea :: Employee duty of confidentiality

To ensure that an employee does not disclose trade secrets or confidential business information the employee should be required to sign an agreement stating that they will not reveal or misuse the trade secrets of employers (including former employers) …

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South Korea :: Data protection

Data protection in South Korea is regulated through the Personal Information Protection Act …

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