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Resourcing

Recruitment, training, employment contracts, post-termination non-compete clauses, varying a contract of employment.

South Korea :: Fixed-term and part-time employees

◉ Fixed-term employees Employees may be employed on a fixed-term basis for a maximum of two years (including with regards to successive fixed-term contracts) …

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South Korea :: Recruitment

It is prohibited for an employer to discriminate against prospective employees on the grounds of gender, marital status, age, pregnancy, disability, religion, nationality or social status, as it is during the course of the employment relationship …

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South Korea :: Grants and incentives

The government runs incentive schemes and offers grants to employers in order to encourage the employment of workers who are unemployed, aged, veterans, retired, disabled and interns …

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South Korea :: Background checks

It is also possible to carry out other background checks and to offer conditional employment until satisfactory checks have been carried out …

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South Korea :: Employment contracts

Employment contracts may be made orally or in writing, except contracts for part-time workers – that must always be written …

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South Korea :: Probationary periods

The practice of probationary periods is not strictly regulated in South Korea …

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South Korea :: Agency workers

There is no concept of an agency worker in South Korea …

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South Korea :: Independent contractors

Contractors do not have the same protections that employees have under employment laws as they are not deemed to be employees …

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South Korea :: Varying a contract of employment

Employers may unilaterally vary the terms of an employment contract only with the express agreement of the employee …

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