The client joined the company operated by the defendant and retired after approximately eight years of service. However, the company failed to comply with its statutory obligation under the Labor Standards Act to pay severance within 14 days after retirement. The client filed a complaint with the labor authority, and the company representative received a summary order imposing a fine of KRW 4 million after the criminal fact of unpaid severance was recognized.
Despite the criminal fine, the company continued to avoid paying severance. The client came to Law Firm Taelim to recover the rightful amount. Taelim??s defense team focused on promptly securing the unpaid wages through civil litigation against a defendant that was refusing payment even after criminal punishment.
Taelim carefully analyzed the legally guaranteed severance calculation standard and the fact that the client had worked faithfully for eight years. Based on this analysis, the firm clearly proved to the court the exact amount of unpaid wages and severance owed to the client. Taelim also used the fact that the defendant had already been criminally fined for nonpayment of severance as strong evidence in the civil case, emphasizing the defendant??s responsibility and obligation.
The court accepted Taelim??s arguments in full and rendered a judgment granting the client??s entire claim. The client became able to recover the full unpaid severance amount of KRW 32,200,000.
This case shows that when an employer intentionally avoids payment even after being criminally punished for unpaid severance, civil litigation assistance from experienced counsel may be necessary for the worker to actually receive the money. Through a systematic legal approach, Taelim fixed the amount of the client??s right and successfully recovered the client??s valuable assets from a bad-faith employer.
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