Overview
Kyunghan Kim, based on his in-depth understanding of HR and labor relations, contributes to the resolution of various cases, including a) multiple lawsuits over wages and working hours, b) lawsuits related to collective labor-management relations, such as unfair labor practices and whether a counterparty to a collective bargaining negotiation has the status of an employer under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, and c) large-scale lawsuits involving employee status confirmation. Mr. Kim also provides clients with comprehensive advisory services concerning, e.g., wages and working hours and response to the matters related to labor unions.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2019-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2016-2019
Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice (Korea Legal Aid Corporation)
Representative Matters
Advised companies A, AB, and AC on labor union issues, and represented them in cases involving unfair labor practices and the duty of fair representation
Represented battery manufacturer B in a case reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court with respect to whether fixed overtime pay constitutes ordinary wage
Represented university hospital C in a case over the number of working hours subject to the payment of ordinary hourly wages.
Represented automobile company D in a criminal trial involving the violation of the Act on the Protection of Temporary Agency Workers and employee status confirmation
Represented automobile company E in cases concerning employee status confirmation
Advised companies A, AB, and AC on labor union issues, and represented them in cases involving unfair labor practices and the duty of fair representation
Represented battery manufacturer B in a case reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court with respect to whether fixed overtime pay constitutes ordinary wage
Represented university hospital C in a case over the number of working hours subject to the payment of ordinary hourly wages.
Represented automobile company D in a criminal trial involving the violation of the Act on the Protection of Temporary Agency Workers and employee status confirmation
Represented automobile company E in cases concerning employee status confirmation
Advised company F on due diligence concerning the risks arising from dispatching its workers
Represented insurance company G in a Supreme Court case concerning whether its branch manager is deemed a worker under the Labor Standard Act
Represented electronic company H and other clients in a case involving the separation of the office worker group from other bargaining units
Represented university I in a case concerning its assistant's exemption from the subject of the Act on the Protection of Fixed-term and Part-time Employees and the nullity of the assistant's dismissal based on the right to expect renewal of the employment contract
Advised and represented an unincorporated association in a case involving its human resources management system Represented civic groups in a case reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court with respect to the violation of the Act on Collection and Use of Donations
Advised an affiliate of company J, company JA, and company JB on their wage systems and possible risks arising therefrom Represented taxi companies in Seoul and Gyeongsangbuk-do in disputes over underpaid minimum wages
Advised companies K and KA on their working-hour compliance projects and represented them in related litigations
Advised clients on their disciplinary procedures and represented clients in a number of cases concerning disciplinary actions
Advised clients on their investigations on workplace harassment and represented clients in related litigations
Education
2016
Yonsei University Law School (J.D.)
2013
Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Qualifications
2016
Korea
