The British Chamber of Commerce will hold a workshop in Seoul on Jan. 17 to discuss reforms of the retirement pension and severance rules for all employees.

Patrick J. Monaghan, senior foreign legal consultant at Kim and Chang law firm, will speak about outsourcing and expansion of the discretionary working system and leveling the playing field between large corporations and small and medium enterprises.

Monaghan is a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice and advises both foreign and domestic clients on a range of issues, including workforce restructuring within and outside the context of mergers and acquisitions, unionization and collective bargaining, and the establishment and structuring of employee retirement pensions.

To register, e-mail administrator@bcck.or.kr by noon on Jan. 13.

(yoav@heraldcorp.com)