Giving false reason for dismissal makes firing unlawful: court

A South Korean court sided with a doctor who charged their former boss with wrongful dismissal, saying the employer had not disclosed the true reason for terminating the employment contract. According to court officials on Monday, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled against a hospital administrator who requested that the National Labor Relations Commission reject the doctor's lawsuit for unlawful firing. The commission had in 2025 concluded that the dismissal was illegal, but the plaintiff chal

By The Korea Herald