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[CARD NEWS: Opinion] Is a three-month probation period necessary for a part-time job?

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In Korea, the minimum wage is meaningless to some part-timers as they have to go through a three-month probation period. During the period, they are paid less than the minimum wage.

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1) “Stores around schools usually hire part-timers on a semester-by-semester basis. I was speechless that they pay less than the minimum wage during the three-month probation period.”

2) While the hourly minimum wage in Korea is 6,470 won ($5.80) by law, there are some people who are paid less.

3) These people who find themselves outside the law are “probationary part-timers”. Part-timers at convenience stores, gas station, or restaurants — jobs that only expect to be paid the minimum wage — are often paid less.

4) Counting money, refueling cars and cleaning up after diners — Is a three-month probation period really necessary for these jobs?

5) “Three months of probationary period can be applied to workers who are contracted for more than a year.”
“Only 90 percent of the minimum wage can be paid during the probation period.”

Ironically, the minimum wage law allows for employers paying less than the minimum wage.

6) “Teenagers get paid less than the minimum wage”
To avoid punishment, employers usually state only the start date on an employment contract. When the employers later argue that they were going to let their employees work more than a year, it is not easy to penalize them without valid evidence.

7) “Paying the hourly minimum wage of 6,470 won is common sense” - as of 2017
On March 28, the Environment and Labor Committee passed an amendment of the minimum wage law, which guarantees paying the minimum wage to the marginalized part-timers.

8) Although the provision of the law has been revised to resolve the unjust working conditions, part-timers in junior positions cannot complain for fear of being fired.

9) According to a recent study conducted by the “part-timers’ labor union,” 44 percent of currently employed part-timers at convenience stores are receiving less than the minimum wage, and 61 percent are not receiving weekend pay, the weekly additional payment for workers who work for an entire week.

10) “No need to fight if employment contracts are signed together.”
On average, six out of ten teenagers work without having an employment contract while they are receiving less than minimum wage.

11) This figure indicates that a lot of employers exploit naïve teenagers who hope to fill their pockets on their own.

12) This is our society, where the vicious employers take advantage of a loophole in the law to abuse the workforce.

13) Requiring useless sacrifices and omitting employment contracts on purpose has now become common among employers who abuse their positions. This terrible custom must be overturned, and workers should receive what they deserve.



Directed by Lee Jeong-bong
Constructed by Kim Min-pyo
Designed by Bae Seok-yeong
Translated by Son Min-young
Edited by Jim Bulley
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