31.   The IMF is also demanding that company merger and acquisition rules be eased to allow merged companies to dismiss redundant workers.

32.   The legislation makes it easier for companies to dismiss workers without court approval.

33.   The new law angers them because it makes it easier for companies to dismiss staff.

34.   The new law makes it easier for companies to dismiss workers.

35.   The new law makes it easier for companies to dismiss workers without court approval.

36.   The outcome illustrated how hard it was for South Korean companies to dismiss workers.

37.   The new labor law makes it easier for companies to dismiss workers and hire replacements for striking workers.

38.   The rate could rise due to new labor legislation, passed Thursday, that makes it easier for companies to dismiss staff.

39.   Union leaders and opposition politicians, though, say the new law threatens job security by making it easier for companies to dismiss workers when they encounter financial difficulties.

40.   Union leaders and opposition politicians say the new law threatens their job security by making it easier for companies to dismiss workers when they encounter financial difficulties.