Q: I have been working a part time. I soon plan to quit. But can I have a retirement fund (퇴직금)?

A: As long as you worked over a year, yes.

By Korean law, employees are entitled to receive retirement funds which is equal to one month’s salary for each year of employment, if they have worked for one year or more and they have worked for more than 15 hours per week… or more than 60 hours per month.

Your retirement fund is supposed to be given to you within two weeks of your last day of your work.

But if you worked less than 12 months, you are not eligible for a retirement fund.