Worker Dispatch vs Subcontracting in South Korea
Two April 2026 Supreme Court of Korea rulings split outcomes at the same steel mill. A Korean lawyer explains the five-factor dispatch test and audit priorities.
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Can Job Classification Justify Bonus Denial in South Korea?
South Korean courts ruled that denying internal performance bonuses to fixed-term workers doing the same job as permanent staff — based only on job classification — violates the Fixed-Term Workers Act.
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Is a Foreign Company’s Korea Branch Manager an Executive or Employee?
Even with a labor law clause in the contract, South Korea courts may classify a branch manager as a delegated executive. Analysis of Supreme Court 2012Da10959 and Seoul High Court 2021Na2044662.