Can I file a report with the Ministry of Employment and Labor?

I will answer your question about reporting to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

If you have not received severance pay on time, you can take legal action.

The employer must pay severance pay within 14 days from the worker's retirement date, and in special circumstances, can extend the payment deadline by agreement with the worker.

Therefore, if you have not received severance pay for over a month from your retirement date, it is highly likely to constitute a violation of the law.

There are two ways to report to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

▶Visit submission: You can directly visit the regional employment and labor office with jurisdiction over the workplace to file a complaint. (You can check the competent office in the Ministry of Employment and Labor website → Civil Affairs Plaza → Find Regional Office/Center menu)

▶Online submission: Ministry of Employment and Labor website → Civil Affairs Plaza → Civil Affairs Application → Form Civil Affairs → Select "Wage Default Complaint Application" and apply via membership registration or joint certificate login.

Once the complaint is filed, the labor inspector calls in the worker and employer to investigate the facts.

In this process, related materials are requested from the employer, and if unpaid severance pay is actually confirmed, a payment order is issued.

If the employer does not comply with this, it can lead to criminal punishment procedures.

However, the matter can become complex depending on severance pay calculation, agreement on extension of payment date, and the employer's response method.

Even after the labor office complaint procedure, if the employer refuses payment or the dispute continues, it is good to proceed with legal procedures such as wage lawsuits with the help of a specialist attorney.

Daeryun Law Firm comprehensively supports the entire process from the labor office complaint stage to the court litigation procedure through cooperation between in-house labor consultants and attorneys as a team.

Therefore, if you want to resolve severance pay issues quickly and surely, please request a consultation from Daeryun, which has a labor consultant-attorney collaboration system.