JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Young Hwan KWON

TEL +82-2-6200-1877
FAX +82-2-6200-0811
E-MAIL yhkwon@jipyong.com

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Mr. Young Hwan Kwon mainly advises and represents clients on civilㆍcriminalㆍadministrative cases related to personnel managementㆍlabor disputes.

After being certified as a public labor consultant in 2002, Mr. Kwon has had extensive experiences in handling union issues and engaging in research on labor-management relations. Mr. Kwon served as a law clerk at the administrative division (responsible for labor and fair trade matters) and the civil division (responsible for labor matters) of the Seoul High Court from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Kwon has been involved in a number of important labor cases such as cases on employee status of a person in special employment type, ordinary wages, illegal dispatch, time-off system, and unfair labor practices, as well as fair trade cases such as collusion and exaggerated advertisements, civil cases such as compensation for damages, and administrative cases such as cancellation of registration.

After joining JIPYONG LLC, Mr. Kwon argued for legal principle in the interpretation of employment rules in a disciplinary case and legal principle regarding the Restriction of Special Taxation Act in a case over taxi company’s wage, leading to the case reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Kwon has achieved good results in the overall labor sectors, such as obtaining disposition not to institute a public action and suspension of sentencing in criminal cases regarding violations of the Labor Standards Act and the Act on the Protection, Etc. of Fixed-term and Part-time Employees.

Recognized for his expertise externally, Mr. Kwon participated as a co-author of the online commentary on Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the online commentary on the Occupational Safety and Health Act published by LAWnB, and he earned a master's degree at Leiden University (LL.M., Advanced Studies Programme in European and International Human Rights Law) in 2021.

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2021Leiden University (LL.M., Advanced Studies Programme in European and International Human Rights Law)
2014University of Seoul Law School (J.D.)(President’s Scholar Award)
2010Hanyang University (LL.M.)
2003Korea University (B.A. in Political Science & International Relations)

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2016-PresentPartner, JIPYONG LLC
2014-2016Law Clerk, Seoul High Court
2009-2011Research Assistant at the Korea Labor InstituteㆍKorean Society of Labor Law
2003-2005Policy Director at the Korea Power Plant Industry Union

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[Litigation]

Case on employee status of consigned contract workers
Illegal dispatch by automotive companies, construction companies and public corporation, etc.
Case on refusal to renew terms of temporary workers/exclusion from conversion of non-fixed term employees
Claim for payment of overtime allowances (ordinary wages) against hospital, financial institutions, shipbuilding companies, construction companies, etc.
Claim for payment of bonus for retirees and voluntary retirement allowances against financial institutions and insurance companies
Cases involving various disciplinary actions and personnel appointments including placement on waiting list, transfer, demotion, suspension and dismissal
Injunction on labor disputes such as prohibition of labor dispute, prohibition of obstruction of business, etc.
Claim for remedy against violation of duty of fair representation and unfair labor practice
Cases relating to accident on duty including myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, disparity of knees, etc.
Criminal cases involving occupational breach of trust, violation of Labor Standards Act and Act on the Protection, Etc. of Fixed-term and Part-time Employees, and perjury

[Consultation]

Consultation on method of operation of consigned contract workers and subcontracts
Determination of average/ordinary/minimum wage items
Consultation on procedures and determination of various disciplinary actions
Consultation on amendment procedure of various rules of employment
Consultation on response to labor disputes
Consultation on appointment of health officer under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Consultation on funding for vocational training project under the Employment Insurance Act