Member Profile

Jung, Bongsoo
Representative Labor Attorney
Education
  • - PhD in labor law, Ajou University Graduate School
    - Labor Law, Graduate School of Labor Studies, at Korea University
    - Business Administration, at University of Maryland University College
    - English Language and Literature, at Hannam University
Job Experience
  • Experience
    - Present Representative Labor Attorney at KangNam Labor Law Firm
    - Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Committee Member in HR Services
    Regular contributor of bilingual articles to Monthly Labor Law Magazine - 247 times (to be continued)
    Regular English lectures on Korean Labor Laws every Wednesday evening at KangNam Labor Law Firm (Since May 2005 to the present, more than 20 years)
    (Pre) Outside Director of Korean Postal Logistics Agency
    (former) Senior Mediator at Korean Association of mediation an Arbitration (KAMA)

    Regular advisor appointed by Seoul Global Center since 2008

    - Administrative Attorney (visa-related services) and Certified Translator (translation notary)

    - Chief negotiator of Collective Bargaining (former or current) for : Youngdong local government, Mihang tax company, Seoul City government, English teachers' labor union, Seoul city university, Goyang Cultural center, etc.)

    - Retained Advisor (former or current) for major companies (AIG, Microsoft. Ineos, Behr, Ever packaging, Cosmetic Care, Scania, Scania Finance, Solletanche, Daesng Business Group, NIVEA, CSM, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, KR travel, Sprus, Fendi, Nucleus Software Solutions, Intergraph, Puma, Daewon Accounting Firm, Energizer, Comsynergy, Lean Company, KBS Job, Frontier Solution, Li&Pung, Gambro, Getronics, Celine, Obotech, Bayer, Only one food, TUV Nord, TRW, IKEA, International outsourcing Inc, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Embassy of Finland, etc.)

    - Retained Advisor (former or current) for Labor Unions: Delphi union, National Teater union, Volve Truck union, First bank union, Thai Air union, etc.

    - Regular / Temporary advisor for embassies :India, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, European Union, Denmark, Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, France, Greece, New Zealand, etc.)

    - (Pre) Personnel manager at Bosch Korea
    - (Pre) Army Captain, Military Intelligence branch, worked as a liaison officer in American army

    Publications

    Korean Labor Law Bible, 6th edition
    Korean Labor Law: Disputes and Resolutions, 3rd edition
    12 Manuals (Workplace Restructuring, Dismissal, Labor Union, Wage,
    Working Hours, Irregular Employment, Foreign Workers, Employment Contract, Rules of Employment, and Workplace Harassment/Sexual Harassment)
Books
  • Publication
    - Bilingual “The Korean Labor Law Bible”, Joongang publishing (Since Feb 2005), 7th edition (2025)
    - Bilingual ““Korean Labor Law: Disputes and Resolutions”” Joongang publishing, 3rd edition (March 2014)
    - Publisher (A Bilingual Code of Korean Labor Law, 2009, 2012, 2015)
    - Publisher (Quarterly Magazine: Labor Cases) - 74th edition
Qualification
  • Labor Attorney, PhD in Labor Law, Licensed Administrative Agent, Licensed Translation Administrative Agent
Social volunteer activities
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