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8 updates · Last source review June 19, 2026

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Worker Rights Updates

Short, source-linked updates that help foreign workers check wages, contracts, filing steps, and support options before using LaborMap tools.

Not a news feed and not legal advice

These notes summarize official sources and point to practical checks. They do not decide your case or replace advice from a licensed professional.

How to use this section

Start with the update closest to your issue, check the source date, then open the related tool to organize facts on your own device.

  1. 01

    Use the cards as checklists, not final answers.

  2. 02

    Separate labor facts from visa, safety, or filing-route questions.

  3. 03

    Save source links and your own evidence before submitting anything.

Worker Rights Updates

Short, source-linked updates that help foreign workers check wages, contracts, filing steps, and support options before using LaborMap tools.

WagesHigh priority
Updated 2026-06-19

2026 minimum wage: check your payslip against hourly and monthly benchmarks

Use the official 2026 hourly, daily, and 209-hour monthly benchmarks to check whether your pay needs closer review.

Key facts

2026 minimum wage (hourly)
10,320 KRW ↗ As of 2026-01-01 Daily (8h): 82,560 KRW. Monthly (209h): 2,156,880 KRW.

What changed

The 2026 minimum wage is listed by the Minimum Wage Commission with hourly, daily, and monthly reference amounts.

Who may be affected

Any worker paid hourly, daily, monthly, or through a mixed wage structure.

What to check

  • Compare your stated hourly wage with the 2026 minimum wage.
  • For fixed monthly pay, check the monthly benchmark and actual work hours.
  • Look for deductions or unpaid preparation time that may lower real pay.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-09-19
Audience
All workers

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WagesHigh priority
Standing check

Severance pay: what to check before accepting "foreigners do not qualify"

Foreign status alone is not a reason to skip the severance-pay check. Start with service dates, weekly hours, average wages, and any amount already paid.

Key facts

Common eligibility threshold
1 year + 15 weekly hours ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Check continuous service and average weekly scheduled hours before accepting a refusal.
Statutory severance formula
30 days' average wage per service year ↗ As of 2026-06-19 The precise result depends on average wage, service period, and amounts already paid.

What changed

This is a standing rights check, not a breaking-news item. The update makes the severance review visible in the worker-rights feed.

Who may be affected

Workers near resignation, after leaving work, or told that severance does not apply because they are foreign workers.

What to check

  • Record first work date, last work date, and any contract renewal gaps.
  • Check whether average weekly work time and continuity need review.
  • Compare any departure insurance or paid amount with the amount you expected.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-09-19
Audience
All workers · E-9 · H-2

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ContractsMedium priority
Standing check

Before signing: check wages, hours, holidays, leave, workplace, and job duties

A contract should make the core working terms clear before you sign or start. EPS workers should also check the foreign-worker standard contract route.

Key facts

Written core terms
Required ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Wage, prescribed hours, weekly holiday, annual paid leave, and other required terms must be stated and delivered in writing.

What changed

This update consolidates official contract-form sources and routes users to the contract pre-check tool.

Who may be affected

Workers asked to sign a new contract, changed contract, translated contract, or EPS standard labor contract.

What to check

  • Check wage amount, calculation method, payday, and payment method.
  • Check work hours, rest breaks, weekly holidays, annual leave, workplace, and job duties.
  • Save a copy before starting work or when terms change.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-12-19
Audience
All workers · E-9 · H-2 · Students

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FilingHigh priority
Standing check

Unpaid wages: evidence to collect before filing a complaint

Before filing online, visiting an office, or sending documents, organize dates, amounts, pay records, messages, and a short factual timeline.

Key facts

Final payment after leaving
Within 14 days ↗ As of 2026-06-19 The date can be extended only by agreement when special circumstances exist.
Wage-claim limitation period
3 years ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Deadline-sensitive cases should preserve filing and receipt proof early.

What changed

The Labor Portal route is linked to LaborMap's evidence tools so workers can prepare their own complaint materials more coherently.

Who may be affected

Workers missing wages, final pay, severance, leave pay, overtime, or agreed allowances.

What to check

  • List each unpaid pay period and the amount you expected.
  • Keep contracts, payslips, bank records, schedules, messages, and photos together.
  • Separate facts you know from estimates you want the Labor Office to review.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-09-19
Audience
All workers

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DeductionsMedium priority
Standing check

Breaks, weekly holiday pay, overtime, and deductions: check what changed in your real pay

A payslip can look correct while real pay changes through unpaid time, weekly holiday issues, overtime, or accommodation and meal deductions.

Key facts

Break time
30 min / 4h; 1h / 8h ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Break time must be during working hours and freely usable by the worker.
Weekly holiday
At least 1 paid day per week on average ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Check the actual schedule and pay records together.
Overtime/night/holiday premium
At least +50% ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Holiday work over 8 hours carries a higher statutory premium.

What changed

This update groups common pay-reduction patterns so users know what evidence to gather before asking for review.

Who may be affected

Workers with unpaid breaks, long shifts, weekly rest questions, accommodation fees, meal fees, or other deductions.

What to check

  • Mark when you were actually free to use break time.
  • Compare scheduled hours, actual hours, night work, holiday work, and paid amounts.
  • Keep any written agreement or consent form for accommodation or meal deductions.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-09-19
Audience
All workers · Part-time workers · Dormitory users

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Visa/workplaceHigh priority
Standing check

Workplace change and labor complaints: keep visa steps and wage claims separate

A wage or workplace dispute may overlap with workplace-change or status steps, but those tracks need separate evidence and official confirmation.

Key facts

Workplace-change route
Confirm through official EPS or competent authority route ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Keep this separate from wage evidence and complaint filing decisions.

What changed

This high-risk item tells workers to preserve labor evidence while checking EPS or competent immigration steps separately.

Who may be affected

E-9, H-2, or other status-sensitive workers considering a workplace change or facing termination, nonpayment, pressure, or unsafe conditions.

What to check

  • Write a separate timeline for labor facts and status/workplace-change steps.
  • Keep termination, resignation, pressure, workplace-change, and wage evidence in separate groups.
  • Confirm deadlines and permitted steps with the official EPS or competent authority route.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-07-19
Audience
E-9 · H-2 · Status-sensitive workers

Official sources

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FilingMedium priority
Standing check

After sending a complaint: confirm the office, receipt, and next contact point

Submitting online, visiting, mailing, or faxing is only one step. Confirm jurisdiction, receipt, and the next contact route for your own filing.

Key facts

LaborMap fax directory
50 office records ↗ As of 2026-06-12 Project-maintained data, not a live government API. Confirm receipt for deadline-sensitive filings.

What changed

This update connects official Labor Portal routes with LaborMap's maintained fax directory and receipt-confirmation cautions.

Who may be affected

Workers who filed or plan to file through the Labor Portal, by visit, mail, or fax.

What to check

  • Confirm the correct Labor Office for the workplace location.
  • Save online receipt screens, fax transmission reports, call notes, or visit records.
  • Call or use the official contact route to confirm receipt when filing is deadline-sensitive.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-09-19
Audience
All workers · Helpers · Counselors

Official sources

LaborMap-maintained data

Next steps on LaborMap

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Safety/supportHigh priority
Standing check

Abuse, threats, passport retention, or discrimination: where to start safely

When the problem is not only unpaid wages, start by preserving facts, identifying support routes, and avoiding steps that could increase immediate risk.

Key facts

Immediate danger and support routes
112 / 119 / 1577-0071 / 1350 ↗ As of 2026-06-19 Use emergency channels for immediate danger; use official counseling/support lines for non-emergency support.

What changed

This update highlights official foreign-worker rights-protection materials and LaborMap's boundary between self-help, language support, and professional help.

Who may be affected

Foreign workers facing verbal abuse, threats, passport retention, discrimination, violence, or pressure tied to wages or workplace control.

What to check

  • Preserve dates, messages, photos, witness notes, and any documents safely.
  • Do not combine every issue into one demand before identifying the safest support route.
  • Use official support or emergency channels if there is immediate danger.
Last changed
2026-06-19
Last checked
2026-06-19
Review due
2026-07-19
Audience
All foreign workers

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