Legal information all articles – October 2026
- Exchanging a US or UK driver's license in Korea: what do I need?
- Can my Korean employer fire me while I am being treated for a work injury?
- Average or ordinary wage: which decides my severance and overtime pay?
- Hurt on the way to work in Korea? Is a commuting accident covered?
- Can my employer keep my passport or alien registration card in Korea?
- What should I check in a Korean standard employment contract before I sign?
- Can my employer take dormitory and food costs out of my wages in Korea?
- How many annual leave days (연차) do I get, and are unused days paid?
- Why is my departure insurance (출국만기보험) less than my severance?
- How is severance pay (퇴직금) calculated in Korea, and can I check it myself?
- A foreign worker died at work in Korea. What can the family claim?
- My work injury is permanent. What disability benefit can I get?
- Injured at work in Korea: what to do on the very first day
- I was hurt at work in Korea. Who pays the hospital and my wages?
- My employer wants a private deal, no insurance claim. Should I agree?
- How do I file a Comwel work injury claim? Must my employer sign it?
- I have no visa and worked over a year. Am I owed severance pay?
- No visa, hurt at work: does industrial accident insurance cover me?
- I worked without a visa. Can I still claim the wages I was not paid?
- I work on a farm or fishing boat in Korea. Why is there no overtime pay?
- What is weekly holiday pay (주휴수당) in Korea, and am I owed it?
- Can I change my workplace on an E-9 visa?