Well, this isn’t good news for The Hub

by Robert Koehler on July 27, 2006

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1 sanshinseon July 27, 2006 at 10:46 am: Predictable. All these years, and Korea hasn’t gotten handle on developing a reasonable and productive labor movement yet… that is sad.
2 dda July 27, 2006 at 11:52 am: Labour laws – which only apply to foreign companies, of course ; business practices; housing; schooling – let’s not start again that thread; weather – what kind of higher management dude wants to spend deliberately months in sub-zero weather; financial flexibility – repatriation of monies earned, taxation, etc. These are the arguments I have often heard while managing the French Chamber.

The cost of living argument is dubious though, since regional hubs are mainly in HK and S’pore, with a few in Japan, not exactly cheap cities. It is true though that the cost/quality ratio is on the low side of things. Regional HQs usually have lots of expats, and you don’t generally attract these people with sub-zero temps and crappy living conditions – that is, in comparison with what other countries have to offer…
3 Brendon Carr July 27, 2006 at 12:47 pm: Well, to be fair, the weather is something completely beyond control of the Hub boys.
4 Rick August 1, 2006 at 11:57 am: There’s more….check out this one http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=1&n=200607310066# or the abridged English version http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006073166248