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🏢 Work & Employment in Korea

Prepare questions about contracts, pay and workplace injuries, and find the responsible service. Individual vacancies appear only when their own current posting has been checked.

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Worknet (National Public Employment Service)

South Korea’s central public employment portal operated by MOEL and KEIS, hosting verified vacancies nationwide.

KOTRA Contact Korea (Global Talent Employment)

Official public platform matching Korean corporations with international professionals, engineers, and foreign graduates.

Seoul Global Center Employment Service

Seoul Metropolitan Government service center providing foreigner-eligible job notices, job fairs, and free multilingual labor counseling.

Work & labor guides and updates

ALISOPLAY explanations and references to help prepare employment enquiries.

Know Your Rights: Korean Labor Law

Practical guidelines based on the Labor Standards Act protecting your wages and rights.

Official reference and enquiry preparation

📝Prepare an employment-contract review

Locate pay, hours, holidays and leave in your agreement. Ask about unclear clauses; a template does not determine whether your individual contract is lawful.

  • Locate pay, hours, holidays and leave in your agreement. Ask about unclear clauses; a template does not determine whether your individual contract is lawful.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
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Official reference and enquiry preparation

⏱️Read the 2026 minimum-wage reference

The official 2026 hourly reference is 10,320 KRW. The monthly illustration of 2,156,880 KRW assumes 40 working hours and 8 paid weekly-rest hours per week; it is not universal take-home pay.

  • The official 2026 hourly reference is 10,320 KRW. The monthly illustration of 2,156,880 KRW assumes 40 working hours and 8 paid weekly-rest hours per week; it is not universal take-home pay.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
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Official reference and enquiry preparation

📅Ask about weekly paid rest

Prepare your agreed schedule, attendance record and pay statement. Ask which paid-rest rules apply before using a generic weekly-pay formula.

  • Prepare your agreed schedule, attendance record and pay statement. Ask which paid-rest rules apply before using a generic weekly-pay formula.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
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Official reference and enquiry preparation

⚖️Organize an unpaid-wage enquiry

Separate what was agreed, worked and paid. The MOEL Labor Portal explains complaint routes; filing does not guarantee immediate payment or a government benefit.

  • Separate what was agreed, worked and paid. The MOEL Labor Portal explains complaint routes; filing does not guarantee immediate payment or a government benefit.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
Read the official reference ↗
Official reference and enquiry preparation

💼Prepare a severance enquiry

Separate eligibility from the amount. Record service dates, interruptions and changes to scheduled hours for case-specific advice.

  • Separate eligibility from the amount. Record service dates, interruptions and changes to scheduled hours for case-specific advice.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
Read the official reference ↗
Official reference and enquiry preparation

📋Prepare a dismissal consultation

Keep the notice, its date, your contract and relevant messages. Ask promptly about the applicable procedure and deadline; this guide does not decide whether a dismissal is unlawful.

  • Keep the notice, its date, your contract and relevant messages. Ask promptly about the applicable procedure and deadline; this guide does not decide whether a dismissal is unlawful.
  • Keep originals and distinguish estimates from confirmed amounts.
  • Confirm the current procedure, applicable conditions and required evidence with the responsible service.
Read the official reference ↗

Workplace Injury & Safety (Sanjae)

Immediate injury response, medical coverage, and 70% wage compensation via COMWEL.

🏥Prepare a workplace-injury enquiry

📞 1588-0075

Medical care and compensation eligibility are separate questions. Do not assume that every cost or lost wage will be reimbursed.

Seek appropriate medical assistance; do not delay urgent care to assemble paperwork.
Keep the incident date, medical records and relevant work records.
Ask COMWEL about eligibility, evidence, the application route and any deadline.
🏛️ Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare ServiceApply via Official COMWEL ↗

🦺Understand workplace safety instructions

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Ask for instructions you understand before using unfamiliar equipment. This page is not a substitute for task-specific safety training.

Identify the task, hazards and protective equipment with the responsible supervisor.
Report a hazard through the appropriate workplace or official channel.
Use KOSHA guidance for the particular task; do not treat a general checklist as permission to perform dangerous work.
🏛️ Korea Occupational Safety and Health AgencyApply via Official COMWEL ↗

Need Help? Official Helplines & Consultation

Free government consultation hotlines and support centers for labor disputes and welfare.

MOEL Labor Counseling Line 1350

🏛️ Ministry of Employment and Labor (고용노동부)
📞1350
🕒 Weekdays: 09:00 - 18:00 (Foreign language consultation available via interpretation)
📋 Wage arrears complaints, minimum wage, employment contracts, working hours, and unlawful dismissal.
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COMWEL Industrial Accident Hotline (1588-0075)

🏛️ Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service (근로복지공단)
📞1588-0075
🕒 Weekdays: 09:00 - 18:00
📋 Industrial accident claims, medical treatment reimbursement, temporary disability benefits, and substituted wage payments.
KoreanEnglishMultilingual support via Danuri / Foreign Center

KOSHA Safety Hazard Reporting (1644-4545)

🏛️ Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (한국산업안전보건공단)
📞1644-4545
🕒 24/7 for reporting serious occupational hazards and emergencies
📋 Reporting hazardous workplace conditions, lack of personal protective equipment, and safety compliance.
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Danuri Multilingual Helpline 1577-1366

🏛️ Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
📞1577-1366
🕒 24/7 continuous support in 13 languages including Arabic and English
📋 3-way phone interpretation for labor offices and medical emergencies, family and workplace dispute support.
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