[One Sip of a Book] In These Cases, Like This... 100 Labor and Personnel Cases View original image

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It is a misconception that personnel management is only necessary in large companies. Whether small or large, from entry-level employees to CEOs, freelancers, office workers, part-timers, daily workers, or platform workers, everyone should be aware of these matters. The author introduces the core of personnel management through various cases. From drafting employment contracts to labor management tasks, the book kindly explains topics that readers are likely to be curious about.


Work rules must not conflict with laws, regulations, or collective agreements applicable to the business or workplace, and this applies even when the conditions are favorable. When there are differences between work rules and employment contracts, the work rules and then the employment contract are reviewed in order, but if the employment contract stipulates conditions favorable to the employee, that regulation is applied.


The comprehensive wage system refers to a wage payment contract where the monthly salary or daily wage is set as a sum of the basic wage and allowances such as overtime pay without separately calculating the basic wage in advance, or a fixed amount is paid monthly as such allowances. (...) For office workers, since it is not considered difficult to calculate working hours, such comprehensive wage contracts are not recognized as legally valid, and the monthly salary is regarded as the basic wage. (p.142)



Is 100 Easy-to-Learn Personnel and Labor Cases Enough? | Written by Kim Munseon & Lee Sejeong | Nexwork | 48 pages | 22,000 KRW


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