| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons |
| ALMPs | Active Labour Market Programmes |
| BLSP | Basic Livelihood Security Programme |
| CLA | Collective Labour Agreement |
| CHAMP | National Human Resources Development Consortium programme |
| DB | Defined Benefit |
| DC | Defined Contribution |
| DRA | Default Retirement Age |
| EI | Employment Insurance |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| ESPP | Employment Success Package Programme |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| HRM | Human Resources Management |
| IRP | Individual Retirement Pension |
| ITA | Individual Training Accounts |
| KFTU | Korea Federation of Trade Unions |
| KOSIS | Korean Statistical Information Service |
| KRW | Korean Won |
| MOEL | |
| NCS | National Competency Standards |
| NHRC | National Human Rights Commission |
| NPS | National Pension Scheme |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| PIAAC | OECD Survey of Adult Skills |
| SMEs | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| TWAs | Temporary Work Agencies |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |