No. 21373
Promulgation Date 2026-02-19
Ministry of Employment and Labor
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Standards of terms and conditions of employment)
Article 4 (Establishment of terms and conditions of employment)
Article 5 (Observance of terms and conditions of employment)
Article 6 (Equal treatment)
Article 7 (Prohibition of forced labor)
Article 8 (Prohibition of violence)
Article 9 (Elimination of intermediary exploitation)
Article 10 (Guarantee of exercise of civil rights)
Article 11 (Scope of application)
Article 12 (Scope of application)
Article 13 (Obligations to report and appear)
Article 14 (Publicity of purport of statutes and regulations)
CHAPTER II LABOR CONTRACTS
Article 15 (Labor contracts in violation of this Act)
Article 16 (Term of contract)
Article 17 (Clear statement of terms and conditions of employment)
Article 18 (Terms and conditions of employment of part-time employees)
Article 19 (Breach of terms and conditions of employment)
Article 20 (Prohibition against predetermination of penalty for breach of contracts)
Article 21 (Prohibition of offsetting wages with advances)
Article 22 (Prohibition of compulsory savings)
Article 23 (Restriction on dismissal)
Article 24 (Restrictions on dismissal for managerial reasons)
Article 25 (Preferential reemployment)
Article 26 (Advance notice of dismissal)
Article 27 (Written notice of grounds for dismissal)
Article 28 (Request for remedy from unfair dismissal)
Article 29 (Investigation)
Article 30 (Order for remedy)
Article 31 (Confirmation of order for remedy)
Article 32 (Effect of order for remedy)
Article 33 (Charges for compelling compliance)
Article 34 (Retirement allowance system)
Article 35 Deleted.
Article 36 (Settlement of payments)
Article 37 (Interest for delayed payment of wages)
Article 38 (Preferential payment for claims for wages)
Article 39 (Certificate of employment)
Article 40 (Prohibition of interference with employment)
Article 41 (Register of employees)
Article 42 (Preservation of documents in relation to contract)
CHAPTER III WAGES
Article 43 (Payment of wages)
Article 43-2 (Disclosure of name of business owners with delayed payment of wages)
Article 43-3 (Provision of data on delayed payment of wages)
Article 43-4 (Restrictions on Subsidies and Support for Business Owners Habitually in Arrears)
Article 43-5 (Entrustment of Duties)
Article 43-6 (Disclosure of List of Names of Business Owners in Arrears)
Article 43-7 (Prohibition of Departure)
Article 43-8 (Claims for Damages for Overdue Wages)
Article 44 (Payment of wages for contract work)
Article 44-2 (Joint and several responsibility for payment of wages in construction business)
Article 44-3 (Special case concerning wages under contract for construction works)
Article 45 (Emergency payment)
Article 46 (Shutdown allowances)
Article 47 (Subcontract employees)
Article 48 (Wage ledger and written wage statement)
Article 49 (Prescription of wages)
CHAPTER IV WORK HOURS AND RECESS
Article 50 (Work hours)
Article 51 (Flexible work hours system within three months)
Article 51-2 (Flexible work hours system exceeding three months)
Article 51-3 (Settlement of wages in case of less than unit period of service)
Article 52 (Selective work hours system)
Article 53 (Restrictions on extended work)
Article 54 (Recess)
Article 55 (Holidays)
Article 56 (Extended, night or holiday work)
Article 57 (Compensatory leave system)
Article 58 (Special cases concerning calculation of work hours)
Article 59 (Special cases concerning work hours and recess hours)
Article 60 (Annual paid leave)
Article 61 (Urging employees to take annual paid leave)
Article 62 (Substitution of paid leave)
Article 63 (Exclusion from application)
CHAPTER V WOMEN AND MINORS
Article 64 (Minimum age and employment permit certificate)
Article 65 (Prohibition of employment)
Article 66 (Minor certificate)
Article 67 (Labor contract)
Article 68 (Claim for wages)
Article 69 (Work hours)
Article 70 (Restrictions on night work and holiday work)
Article 71 (Overtime work)
Article 72 (Prohibition of work inside pit)
Article 73 (Monthly menstrual leave)
Article 74 (Protection for maternity)
Article 74-2 (Permission for time for medical examination of unborn child)
Article 75 (Nursing hours)
CHAPTER VI SAFETY AND HEALTH
Article 76 (Safety and health)
CHAPTER VI-2 PROHIBITION AGAINST WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
Article 76-2 (Prohibition against workplace harassment)
Article 76-3 (Measures in cases of workplace harassment)
CHAPTER VII APPRENTICESHIP
Article 77 (Protection of apprentices)
CHAPTER VIII ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
Article 78 (Compensation for medical treatment)
Article 79 (Compensation for suspension of work)
Article 80 (Compensation for disability)
Article 81 (Exception to compensation for suspension of work and compensation for disability)
Article 82 (Compensation for survivors)
Article 83 (Funeral expenses)
Article 84 (Lump sum compensation)
Article 85 (Installment compensation)
Article 86 (Claim for compensation)
Article 87 (Relationship to other damage claims)
Article 88 (Review and arbitration by Minister of Employment and Labor)
Article 89 (Review and arbitration by labor relations commission)
Article 90 (Exceptional cases related to contract work)
Article 91 (Preservation of documents)
Article 92 (Prescription)
CHAPTER IX RULES OF EMPLOYMENT
Article 93 (Preparation and reporting of rules of employment)
Article 94 (Procedures for preparation and amendment of rules)
Article 95 (Restrictions on punishment regulations)
Article 96 (Observance of collective agreement)
Article 97 (Effect of violation)
CHAPTER X DORMITORY
Article 98 (Protection of dormitory life)
Article 99 (Preparation of and amendment to dormitory rules)
Article 100 (Guidelines for construction and operation of dormitories attached to workplaces)
Article 100-2 (Responsibilities to maintain and manage dormitories attached to workplaces)
CHAPTER XI LABOR INSPECTOR
Article 101 (Supervisory authorities)
Article 102 (Authority of labor inspector)
Article 102-2 (Request for Provision of Data)
Article 103 (Duty of labor inspector)
Article 104 (Reporting to supervisory authorities)
Article 105 (Restrictions on person having authority to exercise judicial police power)
Article 106 (Delegation of authority)
CHAPTER XII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 107 (Penalty provisions)
Article 108 (Penalty provisions)
Article 109 (Penalty provisions)
Article 110 (Penalty provisions)
Article 111 (Penalty provisions)
Article 112 (Criminal charge)
Article 113 (Penalty provisions)
Article 114 (Penalty provisions)
Article 115 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 116 (Administrative fines)
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