Korea Employment Permit System!

Employment Permit System

 

Employment Permit System

• Implemented in August, 2004 to help small and medium sized companies to solve their labor shortages.
• Allows employers who have failed to hire native workers to legally hire an adequate number of foreign workers.
• System that the government introduced to manage foreign workers in Korea in an organized manner.

Foreign Workforce Policy Committee

• Select sending countries based on the rate of illegally staying workers, preference by employers and etc.
• Determine the quota of work force per each industry.
• Develop a policy on hiring foreign workers.

Industries	Description
Manufacturing	Companies with less than 300 full-time workers or less than KRW 8 billion in capital
Construction	Any type of construction project ※ Excluding construction companies building power plants, steelworks and petrochemical      facilities holding industrial environment facilities licenses
Service	Construction waste managing, recycled material collection and sales, warehousing and cold storage (inland), publication of books, magazines and printed materials, publication of music and audio contents
Fishing	Deep sea and costal fishing, fish farming, extraction of salt
Agriculture and Stock-breeding	Plant cultivation, stock-breeding, and its service

 

Ref:http://www.hrdkorea.or.kr/ENG/4/1... 

 

Significance of Qualification System

• Broadly
  Ability (Expertise, Technology, Knowledge, etc.) evaluated or recognized according to a certain standard and procedure.
• Narrowly (Certificate)
  Certificate awarded to a person who has ability (Expertise, Technology, Knowledge, etc.) and has been evaluated or recognized according to a certain standard and procedure.
  ※ In OECD, the concept of qualification defines "Unit of recognized outcome of learning". Here, 'Learning' means official
     one conducted formally at school, college and company, and also informal one conducted informally.

• For Company
     - Serves as a signal to inform the value of human resources like individual vocational competency.
     - Supplements insufficient information for work proceeding ability and reduces the dealing cost of human resources

• For individual
     - Promotes individual vocational competency development
     - Works as a tool to enhance working condition, or to be employed, to be promoted, or to change of one's occupation

• Practicability
• Fairness
• Compatibility
• Elasticity
• Economical Efficiency

• Classification according to functional characteristics
     - Ability recognition type
     - Work-monopoly type
       ┌ License-style qualification (Attorney, doctor, etc.)
       └ Required employment-style qualification (architectural field qualification, etc)
• Type according to operating body
     - Qualification system is divided into national qualification and civil qualification according to operating body

Classification of qualifications		Test numbers	Related laws	Related Ministries	Qualifications (examples)
National qualification	Skills	527	National Technical Qualifications Act (MOEL)	Ministry of Employment and Labor(19 government agencies)	professional engineer, master craftsman, engineer, industrial engineer, craftsman, word processor, etc.
	Professional	149	Individual laws	24 government agencies	Lawyer (Attorney-at-Law Act), Doctor (Medical Service Act), etc.
Private qualification	Certified private	101	Framework Act on Qualifications (MEST)	12 government agencies	Internet Information Search, TEPS, etc.
	Non-certified private	19,833	Framework Act on Qualifications (MEST)	Ministray of Education, Ministray of Employment and Labor	Marriage counselor, stocks analyst, etc.
	in business	115	Employment Insurance Act (MOEL)	Ministry of Employment and Labor	Digital master, customer service, etc.

 

Local Skills Competition

• Title :  2016 Local Skills Competition
• Hosts :  17 Cities/Provinces
• Venue
  - Cities :  Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Sejong
  - Provinces :  Gyunggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Jeju
• Duration : April 6 – April 11, 2016

Skills Categories	Total	Trade
	49
Manufacturing & Engineering Technology	9	Polymechanics, Mould Making, Mech.Eng./CAD, CNC Milling, CNC Turning, Automobile Technology, Agricultural Machinery Technology, Mechatronics, Refrigeration
Metal Technology	7	Welding, Casting, Pattern making, Autobody Repair, Sheet Metal Technology, Plumbing, Car Painting
Information & Communication Technology	11	Industrial Electronics, Electrical installation, Industrial Control, Control of Electric Machine, IT/Software Applications, Web Design, IT PC/Network Support, Mobile Robotics, Telecommunication Distribution Technology, Game Development
Construction & Building Technology	7	Bricklaying, Plastering, Wall & Floor Tilling, Cabinetmaking, Joinery, Carpentry, Computer Aided Architectural Design and Drafting
Arts	8	Stonemasonry, Jewellery, Gem Lapidary, Wood Craft, Ceramic Craft, Graphic Design, Animation, Product Design
Fashion and Social Service	7	Floristry, Ladies/Mens Hairdressing, Fashion design, Hanbok-Korean clothes-Making, Cooking, Confectioner/Pastry Cook- Bakery, Beauty Therapy

• Qualified to participate in the 51th National Skills Competition Exemption for the national technical qualification test on the craftsman level.

Service Introduction

• HRDKorea supports the overseas recruitment of capable Korean HR
• By providing a one-stop service that includes recruitment, jo consulting services, registration services and immigration
  services, HRDkorea serves as the best partner in the successful overseas emplyment of capable talents seeking jobs
  overseas.

• multinational corporations, local enterprises, local subsidiaries for domestic company(large, medium, and small sized),
  companies wishing to hire Korean manpower whose workplace are located in abroad wishing to hire Korean manpower

※ When authenticating company,
you must provide documents to show that your company exist in abroad such as a local business license or business
registration certification. Also we may request confirmation of fact to diplomatic offices. In addition, You must follow
working conditions as registered on Worldjob when you make an employment contract with candidates.





• HRDKorea is the best partner to the businesses that will bring about a bright future, by supporting the development of
  capable talents through systemic training service.
• Resume preparation: If you write a resume and cover letter after joining Worldjob as an individual member, you can
  apply to recruitment ongoing. And if you set your resume state as ‘open’, we can send you text message when job
  openings perfectly matching with you come out.

• HRDKorea is the best partner to the businesses that will bring about a bright future, by supporting the development of
  capable talents through systemic training service.

Courses	K-Move School(Long-term/Short-term)	GE4U(Global Employment for You)
Summary	Supporting korean youth with talent and passion to their dreams come true, by providing customized training program	GE4U Courses are a a model for cooperation among local gonernment, academia and HRDKorea to support the overseas employment of college graduate
Entry Standard (common)	- Korean who has no grounds for disqualification   ※ The man who can be issued a visa for training and employment abroad - The man(woman) who has never participate training program of HRDKorea - The man(woman) who appropriate to overseas application for workers - Graduate or prospective graduate of their final school
Supporting Expense	Long-term Training : maximum 8 million won for each person Short-term Training : maximum 5.8 million won for each person	Maximun 4.5 million won for each person
Training Period	Long-term Training : 6~12 months Short-term Training : 3~6 months	3~9 months
Limitations	- The man(woman) who has participated overseas employment training program   (supporting by HRDKorea) whit in an year - The man(woman) who wil not be able to get employed with in 6 months after finishing   training - The man(woman) who has unemployment insurance or registration of business at the   day of starting training program - The man(woman) who can not be issued a visa for training and employment abroad - The man(woman) who has been in the foreign country over 6 months that he (she) will   be training or employed in
Entry Standard (each)	The man(woman) under 34 years old (Under 30% of total number of participant can be filled with over 34 years old)	The man(woman) under 34 years old and graduate or prospective graduate of college running Training program

Computing the Monthly Salary based on 2016 Minimum Hourly Wage

Date Posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016

Seoul, South Korea – Every wonder how your salary is computed? Many of you during pay day wonder why you get paid so low or is expecting a higher take home pay. Well, let us  know how your salary is computed.

First, South Korea has Minimum Wage Law. In 2016, the minimum hourly wage is 6,030 won.

The minimum wage is defined as the lowest wage that workers may be paid. A company that pays its workers wages that are lower than the minimum wage is considered to be in violation of the Minimum Wage Act. Korean law stipulates that the wages paid to foreign workers shall equal or exceed the minimum wage, which also applies to foreign workers who find jobs through the Employment Permit System and the Industrial Trainee System. (Source: Notebook on the Labor Rights of Foreign Workers, South Korea).

Now let’s get into the computation on what comprises your salary in 2016: 

1. Hourly Wage
2. Overtime Rate
3. Night Shift Differential
4. Paid Weekly Holiday

6,030 won = Hourly Wage (Regular Hours from 6AM – 10PM)

9,045 won = Overtime Rate (50% more than the Hourly Wage for hours worked more than 8 hours a day)

3,015 won = Night Shift Differential (Additional Allowance from 10AM-6AM)

When extended, night, and holiday work overlap, workers’ final pay should be calculated by adding the premiums for each of the categories that apply.

48,240 won = Paid Weekly Holiday [6,030 x 8 hours] (If you work for at least 15 hours a week or  60 hours per month)

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S. Korea raises minimum wage for 2017

2016/07/16 09:53

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's minimum wage has been set at 6,470 won (US$5.70) per hour for next year, up 7 percent from this year, the labor ministry said Saturday.

The new minimum wage translates to 51,760 won a day for those who work eight hours a day and some 1.35 million won a month for those who work 209 hours a month.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor said the pay raise will affect an estimated 3.36 million workers in the nation.

The decision made by a trilateral council of representatives from labor, management and the general public was reached amid discord between labor and management.

All nine representatives from labor left the meeting on Friday night, showing discontent over the rate of increase. 

"We expected a double-figure pay rise, if not 10,000 won," said the Federation of Korea Trade Unions. "The decision does not take into consideration those suffering due to a low income."

   The Korea Employers' Federation, meanwhile, said the 7.3 percent raise will only put more burden on smaller companies with tough economic conditions 

The labor ministry, which oversees the council, is set to formally announce the minimum wage for next year on Aug. 5, after a 20-day objection period for both labor and management.

 

Park Joon-sung, the chairman of the minimum wage council, announces the country's minimum wage for next year at the government complex in Sejong on July 16, 2016. The new minimum wage will be raised by 7.3 percent to 6,470 won (US$5.70) per hour. The council is represented by the government, management and labor. (Yonhap)

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