A Seoul Administrative Court has ruled that rescinding a job offer just four minutes after it was granted constitutes unfair dismissal. The case involved an applicant who received a job offer via text from the company’s CEO, only to have it cancelled shortly after. “Once an employment contract is formed by a notice of acceptance, the requirements for dismissal under the Labor Standards Act must be met to cancel it,” the court said. “Canceling the hire without providing written notice of the reason and date of dismissal constitutes unfair dismissal.”
