The employment rate of university graduates of the class of 2019 fell, while the employment gap between men and women widened.
As the pandemic worsens an already tightening labour market, an increasing number of South Koreans have abandoned the search for jobs.
To make ends meet, more jobless middle-aged people have turned entrepreneurial and started their own small businesses.
One of the main aims of South Korea’s 2021 economic policy plan is to prop up the sluggish labour market.
Younger jobseekers are finding it harder to find openings with the government’s job creation programme.
Financial pressures are forcing Koreans to take on a second job, but even such plans are being thwarted by the pandemic.
Home care workers and after-school tutors will receive a payout, which will be drawn from a dedicated donations fund.
Amendments to various employment acts were made after the country’s delivery workers died due to overwork.
Women formed only 20.9% of managers in 2,486 organisations in the country, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labour.
Non-regular jobs include temporary jobs, contract jobs, and other roles with low job security.
The Ministry of Labor and Employment will implement the 52-hour cap on the working week for SMEs as scheduled.
University grads working in big firms take home an average of US$29,744 annually.
Sales exports totalled US$16.4 billion in the month, registering a 6% year-on-year rise, as South Korea continues to be a leader in the ICT sector.
The number of unemployed people reached 1.03 million for the month as the South Korean economy continues to be impacted by the pandemic.
The percentage of workers “temporarily laid off” by small and medium sized companies rose sharply from 28.0% in August to 50.1% in September.
This ratio is lower among female, non-regular, and low-income workers.
Workers in their 30s have been hit the hardest, with the unemployment rate exceeding 70% for this group.
Beginning this September, some Samsung workers based in South Korea will begin to work from home, as part of a pilot programme.
As South Korea grapples with a second COVID-19 wave, many companies are having to make remote working a priority.
Saving jobs is one of the key objectives of the third supplementary budget released by South Korea this year.
Japan has been ranked one of the most expensive countries for expats after four of its cities took up top spots in the latest global charts.
Small firms may not be ready for new measures to shorten the maximum weekly working hours from 68 hours to 52.
Spy gadgets are rising in popularity to record abuse and harassment by bosses following changes in law.
South Korea has moved to hold business owners more accountable for bullying within their workplaces.
South Korean companies that create jobs from partnerships with municipal governments will receive incentives from the government.
South Korean graduates are now finding it much harder to land permanent jobs, according to a survey of university students graduating later this year.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned South Korea to moderate any increases in its minimum wage.
Clark Freeport in the Philippines is hoping to aid ex-workers of shipyard find new employment after the recent bankruptcy of Hanjin's local subsidiary.
PRK is planning to shed more than half of its workforce of 220 employees, although it will first seek out voluntary resignations.
The unemployment rate in South Korea exceeded that of the US for the first time in 17 years, in 2018’s third quarter.