Focused Reporting and Guidance Inspection on Violations of Recruitment Procedure Act in the First Half of the Year

The intensive reporting period is until May 21, and the guidance inspection is until June 4.

The 'In:tact (Interactive Untact)' interview, a non-face-to-face group communication method introduced for the first time by SK Telecom in the regular public recruitment of new employees at large companies. (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 11th that it will begin a concentrated reporting period and guidance inspections for illegal cases such as false job advertisements in the first half of the year.

This is to crack down on violations of the "Act on the Fairness of Recruitment Procedures." Reporting will be accepted from the 12th until the 21st of next month, and inspections will be conducted from the 26th of this month to June 4th.

They will focus on false job advertisements, forced recruitment, requests for personal information unrelated to job duties such as marital status, acts that impose the burden of paying recruitment screening fees on job seekers, and failure to return recruitment documents upon the job seeker's request.

Reports can be made through the Ministry of Employment and Labor's website complaint center, by visiting local offices, or via mail, phone, or fax. The Ministry plans to strengthen publicity on the Recruitment Procedures Act for job seekers through job search sites such as Saramin and JobKorea, the online youth center website, and distribution of informational pamphlets.

The guidance inspections will focus on preventing illegal activities. Over two weeks, self-inspection checklists and legal compliance notices will be sent to 1,641 workplaces to encourage voluntary improvements, followed by on-site inspections at 547 locations.

Inspections will be conducted regionally based on workplaces suspected of violating laws during the recruitment advertisement process or those with many complaints. If illegal activities are found during inspections, corrective orders, fines, and criminal charges will be imposed.

Kwon Changjun, Director of Youth Employment Policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, said, "This year, employment conditions are expected to remain unfavorable due to COVID-19, and competition for jobs continues to intensify, making fairness in the recruitment process a very important issue for job seekers. Through concentrated reporting, prior voluntary improvements, and guidance inspections, we will foster an atmosphere of conducting recruitment procedures fairly."

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