After finding out my contract contained illegal clauses I’ve spent three days trawling through the Internet on my lunch breaks looking for the legislation that confirms my suspicions. About 10 minutes ago I think I actually found it. In the middle of the The Labor Standards Act surrounded by legalease that most people wouldn’t be arsed to wade through or comprehend there it was staring back at me. All that studying media law at uni helped me with something – it gave me the ability to trawl through endless legal statues and acts without losing the will to live!!

The Labor Standards Act, section 2, Article 27 states:

Article 27 (Prohibition of Predetermination of Nonobservance)

An employer shall not enter into any contract by which a penalty or indemnity for possible damages incurred from nonobservance of a labor contract is predetermined.

Correct me if I’m wrong (and I will check it out properly) but doesn’t this mean he can’t provide me with a contract that predetermines penalties for non completion of the contract. Ohhh I’m so glad I found it.

Next i-2-i. I wonder how they will take to the news that their company is providing people with working contracts that violate Korean Labor laws!

* Posted by j150vsc on 12/04/2007.