Korea Desk — Frankfurt

Your Bridge Between Frankfurt and Seoul.

HR Street 7 combines Frankfurt operational expertise with Korean corporate culture fluency. We help Korean enterprises set up, staff, and run their European operations compliantly.

Why Korean Companies Choose Us

Frankfurt Hub Expertise

Frankfurt is Germany's international business capital and home to many Korean subsidiaries. We operate here daily and know the local compliance landscape.

Korean Corporate Culture Fluency

We understand the organizational dynamics of Korean chaebol and SME structures. No culture shock in either direction.

Bilingual HR Documentation

All HR policies, employment contracts, and compliance reports delivered in German and English, with Korean summaries on request.

Korea Desk Services

Market Entry HR Setup

Full HR function setup for new German subsidiaries: employment contract templates, works council compliance, mandatory registrations, and onboarding frameworks.

Expat Salary Structure Design

Design compensation packages for Korean assignees that comply with German law, are tax-efficient, and align with your home-country pay philosophy.

German Labor Law Advisory

On-demand advisory on German employment law for Korean HR teams: termination procedures, Kurzarbeit, co-determination rights, and more.

Local Hiring & Talent Acquisition

Recruit German talent for your subsidiary with employer branding and EVP strategies that resonate in the German labor market.

EU Pay Transparency Compliance

Prepare your German operations for the 2026 EU Pay Transparency Directive with a gap analysis and remediation plan.

Cross-Border Compensation Alignment

Align compensation structures across your Korean HQ and German subsidiary without creating internal equity conflicts or compliance exposure.

Your HR Partner for Korean Companies Entering Europe

Based in Frankfurt, we provide specialised HR consulting for Korean companies expanding into Europe — with a particular focus on Germany.

Full compliance with German labour law (Arbeitsrecht)
Expatriate compensation design and optimisation
Local hiring strategy and employer branding
EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness (effective 2026)
Bilingual HR documentation (German/English, with Korean executive summaries)

Contact Korea Desk

Reach our Korea Desk team directly. We respond within 24 hours in Korean, German, or English.

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