Work continues, but protection ends… another shadow over the rehiring system

1. Rehiring, which means signing a new contract after mandatory retirement, is increasing, but it reveals a limit: companies do not protect workers who fall ill at the time of retirement.
2. Because rehiring is a new contract, treatment periods are not recognized as length of service, medical and living costs are borne by the individual, and the contract period starts anew.
3. Unlike Japan and Germany, Korea relies on company-by-company agreements and lacks common standards, so a social agreement to protect workers is needed, according to this argument.

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