SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The minimum wage for next year was set at 10,030 won (US$7.30) per hour Friday, marking the first time the compulsory hourly minimum wage has surpassed the 10,000 won level. The rate reached during the 11th plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission marks an increase of 170 won, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior doctors at three major hospitals affiliated with Korea University were set to begin reducing treatment of non-critical patients Friday, joining walkouts by two other major hospitals in support of striking junior doctors. The planned walkout by Korea University’s three hospitals — Anam Hospital, Guro Hosptial and Ansan Hospital [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics Co., staging the biggest labor action in the technology giant’s 55-year history, declared an “indefinite general strike” Wednesday, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise. After a three-day strike scheduled to come to an end Wednesday, the National Samsung Electronics Union [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that teachers in South Korea face more than twice the risk of developing work-related mental illnesses compared to other civil servants, shedding light on a growing concern in the country’s education sector. The research, published in the latest issue of the international journal Occupational Medicine, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics Co., staging the biggest labor action in the technology giant’s 55-year history, declared an “indefinite general strike” Wednesday, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise. After a three-day strike scheduled to come to an end Wednesday, the National Samsung Electronics Union [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added fewer than 100,000 jobs for the second consecutive month in June due to the slowing growth of manufacturing jobs and the weak construction industry, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 28.91 million last month, up 96,000 from a year earlier, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has notified hospitals that it will reduce next year’s quota of trainee doctors unless they accept their resignations by next week, according to officials and the medical community Tuesday. The move is seen as a measure to put pressure on trainee doctors, who have left their worksites [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In an unprecedented move, Samsung Electronics’ largest labor union, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), launched a three-day general strike on July 8, marking the first time in the company’s history that employees have engaged in a “no work, no pay” strike. With over 6,500 union members participating, concerns are [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is likely to halt the suspension of licenses and other administrative steps against striking trainee doctors in an effort to seek a breakthrough in monthslong medical service disruptions, officials said Monday. Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong is scheduled to hold a press briefing later in the day after [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics Co. are set to launch a three-day strike Monday, but the planned labor action is unlikely to disrupt production at the technology giant due to low participation. The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the biggest labor union with 29,000 members, will kick off the [...]
