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South Korea × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Employment, Payroll & Mobility in South Korea
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In South Korea, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Employment, Payroll & Mobility professional in South Korea for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
Bring a requirement →South Korea at a glanceEast Asia
Seoul · Wednesday 4 November
05:53
Local time
- Currency
- KRW
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +82
- Region
- East Asia
What the rules say in South Korea
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, the essentials
From the South Korea market guide: the points that matter most for employment, payroll & mobility, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source10 checked against an official source35 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
Standard working hours are capped at 40 a week and 8 a day, and overtime by agreement is capped at 12 hours a week, a maximum of 52 hours.
Chambers and Partners (Dentons Lee) · checked 2026-10-19Employees with at least one year of service are entitled to statutory severance or retirement benefits of at least 30 days' average wages for each year of service.
Chambers and Partners (Dentons Lee) · checked 2026-10-19Dismissal requires just cause, and the employer must give written notice of the reason and effective date.
Korea is not an employment-at-will jurisdiction.Chambers and Partners (Dentons Lee) · checked 2026-10-19Employers must give at least 30 days' notice of dismissal or pay 30 days' ordinary wages in lieu, subject to statutory exceptions.
Chambers and Partners (Dentons Lee) · checked 2026-10-19Four social insurance schemes are mandatory: national pension, national health insurance, employment insurance and industrial accident compensation insurance, the last paid by the employer alone.
Contribution rates not stated in the source.Chambers and Partners (Dentons Lee) · checked 2026-10-19The minimum wage for 2026 is KRW 10,320 an hour (KRW 2,156,880 a month on 209 hours), up 2.9 percent, effective from 1 January 2026.
Nationwide.Mondaq (Yulchon LLC, Ius Laboris) · checked 2026-10-19
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Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Set up compliant employment arrangements
- 02Review payroll and employer obligations
- 03Address immigration or mobility requirements
- 04Coordinate employee movement and local HR compliance
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before employment, payroll & mobility work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Employment, Payroll & Mobility
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in South Korea.
Urgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?Immigration, visas & global mobilityHow do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?Employment, labour & workplace disputesHow do we run payroll correctly for staff in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow do we grow our teams quickly in several countries?Employment, labour & workplace disputesCan we hire someone abroad without setting up a company there?Employment, labour & workplace disputesWe're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?International tax planning & transfer pricingHow do we set up payroll in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow should we pay staff we send abroad?Immigration, visas & global mobilityWhat visa does our employee need to work in this country?Immigration, visas & global mobility
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