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saint_moi
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: That little place where I'm meant to be.
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: LABOR BOARD / LEGAL SERVICES ? |
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Do any of you know of any really good legal services in Seoul? Or have any of you possibly ever made appeals to the labor board and gotten results? I group of teachers incl. myself would like to make a class action, I was hoping some of you had some advice or encouragement that might help us through this ordeal.
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mrd
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: fluorescent-filled paradise
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Job Help for Foreigners in Seoul: http://jobs.seoul.go.kr/
Seoul Help Center for Foreigners: http://shc.seoul.go.kr/
I've never had any experience with them in the past, but they are new offices that are supposed to help resolve employment issues for foreigners in Seoul and in particular, English teachers.
I hope that's a start. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Go over to www.efl-law.com and go into the forums. they'll be able to give you legal advice and put you in contact with English speaking laywers. |
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buymybook
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Location: Telluride
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| We know nothing about your case. You should let us know. Then we might be able to tell you if you need to go to the Labor Ministry. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: LABOR BOARD / LEGAL SERVICES ? |
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| saint_moi wrote: |
Do any of you know of any really good legal services in Seoul? Or have any of you possibly ever made appeals to the labor board and gotten results? I group of teachers incl. myself would like to make a class action, I was hoping some of you had some advice or encouragement that might help us through this ordeal.
Thanks in advance. |
Do you mean:
a) have made a complaint and received a good result from the labor board or
b) you want to appeal a labor board ruling?
If you meant "A" then yes, I have successfully appeared as an agent for some 40 other foreigners before the labor board and they were successful about 80% of the time.
I am not sure (and I am not an attorney at law in Korea to give a definitive answer) but I don't think there is a "class action" civil claim here.
Most labor law is a criminal matter (violators are subject to fines and detention) and NOT a civil matter (like you would find in the litigious states of America) that will give an award and punitive damages to the complainant.
(edited in)
and NO, I am NOT looking for clients or offering to assist for a fee or otherwise. |
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