Labor & Employment Disputes

"The best in the market, particularly strong in labour-related litigation"

- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Overview Key Services Practices Representative Cases Key Contacts Related Content

Overview

BKL’s Labor & Employment Group provides optimal solutions tailored to clients’ needs, leveraging extensive experience and expertise gained from practical business settings and interactions with relevant regulatory authorities.

Labor & Employment Group provides litigation services through former judges with expertise in this field and is fully equipped to deliver top-tier legal services across all aspects of labor and employment issues.

Extensive Experience in Litigation

Labor & Employment Group has won numerous litigation cases on behalf of leading domestic and international corporations. Our experience includes multiple appearances for oral arguments before the Supreme Court. We have also handled a wide range of litigation matters related to wages, non-regular employment, workforce restructuring, and labor disputes.

By demonstrating exceptional expertise in handling legal matters for both Korean and international clients, Labor & Employment Group has earned global recognition for its competitiveness, as reflected in awards from leading legal publications and outstanding client ratings.

Key Services

Individual Labor Relations

Representing clients in various litigation cases involving wrongful termination, wage disputes, and subcontracting matters before courts and the Labor Relations Commission

Representing clients in criminal cases related to violations of employment and labor laws, including the Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Collective Labor Relations

Representing clients in various disputes, including litigation, mediation, and conciliation, related to strikes and labor disputes before courts and the Labor Relations Commission

Representing clients in criminal cases involving alleged unfair labor practices or violations of collective bargaining agreements

Practice Areas

Representative Cases

Presented oral arguments before an en banc panel of the Supreme Court

Represented domestic automobile manufacturers and battery producers in high-stakes litigation involving ordinary wages

Represented domestic electronics manufacturers and shipbuilders in large-scale litigation concerning illegal worker dispatch

Presented oral arguments before an en banc panel of the Supreme Court

Represented domestic automobile manufacturers and battery producers in high-stakes litigation involving ordinary wages

Represented domestic electronics manufacturers and shipbuilders in large-scale litigation concerning illegal worker dispatch

Represented a domestic cement manufacturer in investigations by the Prosecutors’ Office and the Labor Offices regarding alleged violations of the Worker Dispatch Act

Represented a domestic shipbuilder in a case involving violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, including responding to investigations by the Prosecutors’ Office and Labor Offices

Represented a foreign airline in litigation related to workforce restructuring

Represented a domestic food manufacturer in responding to labor inspections conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor