In 2000, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization, a specialized agency under the United Nations for intellectual property (IP), made the decision to designate April 26 as World IP Day. During this day, a special focus is placed on increasing the global understanding of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on …
On April 21, the ECCK Busan Chapter held a meeting with the members of Marine & Shipbuilding Committee. The event started with opening remarks by Committee Chairman, David Cummins. The meeting started with the presentation “Introduction to the International Electrotechnical Commission and the IECEx System” by Mark Amos, Business Manager of IECEx. After, a lecture on “Advances …
The ECCK would like to congratulate and warmly welcome Jean-Manuel Spriet as Chairperson of the Beer, Wine & Spirits Committee. Mr Spriet is currently President & CEO of Pernod Ricard Korea. We would like to sincerely congratulate him and are looking forward to his leadership for the Beer, Wine & Spirits Committee.
This morning on April 20, Minister of Ministry of Employment and Labour hosted a breakfast round table with representatives of foreign chambers and companies. The ECCK attended this meeting that updated the participants on the five major labor regulations and two grand guidelines as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) companies’ grievances.
On April 12, ECCK hosted Luncheon with Seo Jung Lim, Director General for Labor-Management Cooperation Policy, Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL). The discussion revolved around the introduction of Korea’s employment and labor policy, including Five Major Reforms of Labor Act and Two Major Guidelines such as “general dismissal” and “rules of employment”. Furthermore, information about …
ECCK Busan HR Information Session with Kelly Services was held on April 8. The presentation covered “2016 Korean Labor Law Amendment and Effect on Human Resources” and was conducted by SoHyun Kim, Chief Consultant of Kelly Services. With participation of companies such as Consilium Marine Korea, Lufthansa, and Wartsila Marine Systems Korea, the seminar was …