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Scamps · Joined: 01 Feb 2008

My friend was just fired on the spot. He wasn't given 30 days notice. He thought he was up on the law and he thought he was right. He only had 1 month until finishing his one year contract. He went to the labor board and guess what? There's a new law!! Employers are no longer required to give 30 days notice or even any notice at all. That's right, it's not fair but it's totally legal to be fired on the spot nowadays.
Just thought I'd pass on this joyous news... Sad

icicle · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Gyeonggi do Korea

I would suggest that he goes and gets a second opinion from Labour... They have been tough in the past on 11th hour firings (ie firing in the final month of a contract) ...

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

I concur!

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

Sounds he was fobbed off or misunderstood what was being said.
You boss has choice 30days notice, or less(could be 0days) but has to pay the employee for the rest of the 30day period.

Your friend is owed 30 days pay, the labor board may also award them severance and airfare since the bosses actions are obvious.

Scamps · Joined: 01 Feb 2008

Yes, he was paid up until he was fired and given severance pay but that's not really the point of my post. I just wanted to inform you all of this new law which makes it legal to fire employees without any notice whatsoever.

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Scamps, the Labor Standards Act still says that an employer cannot fire without cause, and must give 30 days' notice or 30 days' pay in lieu of such notice.

The Act, however, contains an exemption for monthly-paid workers (that'd be almost all of us) who have been employed for less than six months. If your friend wasn't at his job for at least six months, his employer is not required to give notice.

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Dome Vans · Guest

Agreed get a second opinion from Labour.

But: It depends what he was fired for? Some of the immediate dismissal offences are outlined in the contract. If he committed an offence that was fireable directly then there is no notice period.

Any chance of telling us what reason the boss gave, rather than just saying there's a new law in force? Might help a bit more with advice. If not just go to another Labour employee and mention that it was an 11th month firing.

RJjr · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Location: Turning on a Lamp

He needs to protest the ruling.

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

I would suggest that the OP's friend contact a labor advocate. Check out the sticky on "How To Legally Hammer Your Hagwon Boss Into Submission" for details.

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Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

If the contract says he gets the notice, then he gets it. True, contracts can not supercede the law, but giving notice certainly isn't illegal.

Summer Wine · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: Next to a River

The guy in the underwear is one smart S.O.B.

No way they can shoot him in public and cover it up as if he has a concealed weapon. The whole world knows he doesn't. Unless his ex wife turns up and claims it shoots at 100 x the required ratio.