Atlas Legal provides labor legal services for both employees and employers across the Incheon-Gyeonggi region — covering unfair dismissal, unpaid wages, workplace harassment, collective bargaining, and redundancy. Our track record includes successful unfair dismissal relief proceedings before the Labor Relations Commission resulting in reinstatement and back pay, and full recovery of unpaid wages and severance through Ministry of Employment and Labor complaints and civil litigation.
Having represented both employers and employees, we anticipate the other side’s strategy at the outset. In cases involving potential criminal liability — such as unpaid wages and industrial accidents — the Managing Partner’s background as a former prosecutor allows us to coordinate criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings as an integrated response.
We have handled a concentrated caseload before the Incheon Regional Labor Relations Commission and are well-versed in local practice. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Incheon-Gyeonggi area without dedicated HR staff, we also provide work rules drafting, employment contract standardization, and annual labor advisory services.
Review of grounds and procedural validity of dismissal, Labor Relations Commission relief application (within three months of dismissal), dismissal nullification litigation and back pay claims
Ministry of Employment and Labor complaints, civil litigation, and criminal complaints (up to three years imprisonment or KRW 30 million fine) for unpaid wages, severance, and annual leave allowances
Supporting victim protection measures, advising on disciplinary action against the perpetrator, compliance consulting on the employer’s investigation obligation under Labor Standards Act Article 76-3, and filing Ministry of Employment and Labor complaints
Collective agreement advisory, industrial action response, unfair labor practice relief applications (up to two years imprisonment or KRW 20 million fine), and labor-management dispute prevention
Work rules and employment contract drafting and review, consent procedure for disadvantageous work rule amendments (Labor Standards Act Article 94), redundancy requirements advisory, and review of disciplinary procedure legality
Criminal defense for employers following industrial accidents, workers’ compensation claim support, Serious Accidents Punishment Act violation prevention advisory, and occupational health and safety system establishment
Unfair dismissal litigation win — proved absence of valid grounds for dismissal and procedural defects in written notice, obtaining a judgment for reinstatement and back pay
Worker misclassification — litigated to establish that an “independent contractor” performing identical duties after leaving the company was in substance an employee under Korean labor law
Disciplinary litigation and advisory — employer-side representation and advisory in disciplinary proceedings; advising companies preparing to discipline employees on proper procedure and appropriate disciplinary measures
Severance pay litigation — disputes over the quantum of severance payable to employees; handled cases representing both employees and employers
Labor compliance system for an Incheon SME — revised work rules, standardized employment contracts, built a disciplinary procedure manual, and designed an annual labor audit program