🇰🇷 South Korea · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
Employment in Korea is governed by the Labor Standards Act; the Ministry of Employment and Labor oversees working conditions and a national minimum wage.
- The Labor Standards Act sets working hours, leave and dismissal rules.
- A national hourly minimum wage is set each year.
- Employees are enrolled in the four major social insurances.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Employment and Labor
Labour ministry — employment rules and minimum wage.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Korea — Korea's integrated government portal — policy, administrative services, e-government
- Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — Visas, residence status changes, work permits, and alien registration in Korea
- National Tax Service (NTS) — Korean income tax, corporate tax, VAT filing; annual comprehensive tax return for foreigners (May); foreign taxpayer incentive lookup