Foreign Workers’ Unfair Dismissal Case: A final and conclusive High Court
ruling held that the dismissals were invalid in two cases where a foreign
worker with resident status (F-2) and a foreign spouse of a Korean national
(F-6) were dismissed upon expiration of their employment terms after four years
and three years of service, respectively.

In the case of an E-7 visa, which is issued for employment purposes, the
worker is excluded from the application of the fixed-term employment
restrictions under the Act on the Protection of Fixed-Term and Part-Time
Employees. However, foreign workers who are permitted to reside in Korea
generally are subject to the same two-year limit on fixed-term employment as
Korean employees.