Unpaid Wages KakaoTalk Evidence, Organizing Pay Chats
When wages are overdue, your KakaoTalk chats with the owner or team lead can be material that shows how much was promised and by when. This page only covers how to organize the chats, not the procedures for reporting or claiming.
Not legal advice. This page is general information. Whether a court admits or relies on a chat is for the court; convokeep does not promise admission or any outcome. Ask a qualified lawyer about your case. In Korea, for example, you can also ask the Korea Legal Aid Corporation (☎132).
Which chats help with unpaid wages?
Collect work schedules and instructions, chats that mention the payday and amount, promises of payment such as "I'll pay you next week", and records of your reminders. Check both group chat rooms and one-to-one chat rooms.
How do I organize group chats?
A group chat contains other people's names and words too. It is safer to black out the chat of people unrelated to your wages before handing it over. In convokeep you can black out specific messages and rename participants. The blacked-out parts are also removed from the PDF's text.
Why do dates matter?
The flow of payment promises and reminders only reads clearly when you can see in time order who promised what and when. When you make a PDF, every message carries a date and time.
Where do I report or claim?
For the unpaid-wage procedure, check the Ministry of Employment and Labor and guidance from a labor attorney or lawyer. This page does not explain the procedure and does not contain anything confirmed by opening those agencies' pages directly.
Are chats alone enough?
A chat is only one piece of material. It is usual to look at it together with the employment contract, pay slips and bank records. Whether it is enough depends on the case.
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Related guides
- How to submit KakaoTalk chats as evidence
- Make a PDF of a KakaoTalk chat
- KakaoTalk screenshot vs export vs PDF
- What a SHA-256 hash proves and does not prove
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