Work & study
The petition to file when your wages are not paid
If all or part of your wages did not arrive on payday, or you left a job and were not paid your wages and severance within 14 days, your pay counts as unpaid. File a petition with the regional employment and labor office that covers the workplace, or on the Labor Portal, and a labor inspector investigates. There is no fee. The rules on final settlement and wage payment apply to workplaces with four or fewer regular employees too. If the employer still does not pay, the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service pays a simplified substitute payment of up to 10 million won to people who have left the job. It covers people who filed the petition within one year from the day after they left.
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Starting work or study
Before you start work or study, confirm two things: that your visa allows it, and that your contract and enrollment are in writing.
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