GMK VISA KOREA (#17-17) What if your employer doesn't pay your salary or a severance pay?
What if your employer doesn't pay your salary or a severance pay?
recently, there are a lot of requests for GMK's unpaid issues team....
Let's find out about the unpaid wages.
Korea's Labor Standards Act applies to Koreans and foreigners alike, the process is the same.
However, it is a reality that foriegn worker need help because Korean language is not smooth and they don't know the procedure.
If you do not get a severance pay or a salary, you must keep the evidence. If you are sure of the evidence, you will get unpaid wage.
But sometimes there are many cases that they can not prepare evidence. At that time, based on the fact, you have to create evidence that can be recognized by the Ministry of Labor.
Because there are many ways to do this, you need to create appropriate evidence for your situation through counseling.
the best evidence is bank account which get your salary.
If you received an salary envelope (not a bankbook), you must write down the name, date, and amount of the employee on the envelope.
If the company did not write it down, the worker write down is ok.
Other evidence include pay stubs, commute cards, telephone conversations, video footage,
The company's business card, company employee's ID card, and the calendar showing the working day can be various proofs.
Of course, the more evidence you have is the best.
After collecting such evidence, contact your employer and ask if you are willing to pay and negotiate the amount.
If the negotiations are well done, that's good.
but fortunately, you have to contact the Ministry of Labor.
If you submit a report to the Ministry of Labor and receive a survey about one or two times,
the ministry of labor order to your employer that pay the unpaid wages. if the employer refuse it, they take prosecution.
Then the employer will have to pay a penalty in addition to the unpaid amount.
This moment, If the employer refuse the payment order to the Ministry of Labor. Civil litigation must proceed. Civil lawsuits are available free of charge through the Legal Aid Corporation.
If you are E-9 employee, you can receive payment through the insurance that the employer puts in case of delayed payment of wages.
So far, based on GMK's experience,
Wages can be recovered as quickly as a week or longer than a year.
and it is rare to receive money.
Negotiations with employers are very important.
GMK has more than 200 cases of unpaid wages for foreign workers.
Please feel free to contact our office if you need any help.
#unpaidwages #e9 #e9worker
But sometimes there are many cases that they can not prepare evidence. At that time, based on the fact, you have to create evidence that can be recognized by the Ministry of Labor.
Because there are many ways to do this, you need to create appropriate evidence for your situation through counseling.
the best evidence is bank account which get your salary.
If you received an salary envelope (not a bankbook), you must write down the name, date, and amount of the employee on the envelope.
If the company did not write it down, the worker write down is ok.
Other evidence include pay stubs, commute cards, telephone conversations, video footage,
The company's business card, company employee's ID card, and the calendar showing the working day can be various proofs.
Of course, the more evidence you have is the best.
After collecting such evidence, contact your employer and ask if you are willing to pay and negotiate the amount.
If the negotiations are well done, that's good.
but fortunately, you have to contact the Ministry of Labor.
If you submit a report to the Ministry of Labor and receive a survey about one or two times,
the ministry of labor order to your employer that pay the unpaid wages. if the employer refuse it, they take prosecution.
Then the employer will have to pay a penalty in addition to the unpaid amount.
This moment, If the employer refuse the payment order to the Ministry of Labor. Civil litigation must proceed. Civil lawsuits are available free of charge through the Legal Aid Corporation.
If you are E-9 employee, you can receive payment through the insurance that the employer puts in case of delayed payment of wages.
So far, based on GMK's experience,
Wages can be recovered as quickly as a week or longer than a year.
and it is rare to receive money.
Negotiations with employers are very important.
GMK has more than 200 cases of unpaid wages for foreign workers.
Please feel free to contact our office if you need any help.
#unpaidwages #e9 #e9worker
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