In a case where the consigned sellers under consignment sales agreements with a global sportswear company claimed for payment of retirement allowances on the basis of their alleged employee status, Jipyong successfully defended the company on the grounds such as that (1) the shop owner operated its business independently from the company, and (2) the company never checked attendance of the shop owners.
The court applied more strict criteria with respect to the liabilities of officers/employees in connection with embezzlement at financial institutions, and this case is expected to serve as an important precedent in the future.
Newsletter_Labor & Employment
[Case Highlight 1] Successful representation of employer in an ordinary wage action filed by local agricultural cooperative employees
2019.05.08
Newsletter_Labor & Employment
[Case Highlight 3] In a case where the employees of an agricultural cooperative were subjected to disciplinary dismissal on account of embezzlement, Jipyong successfully appealed on behalf of the cooperative and obtained reversal of the lower court decision which found the disciplinary dismissal void
2019.05.08
