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Act On The Protection Of Temporary Agency Workers (Act No. 5512, Feb. 20, 1998).

Main Region

First Region

Republic of Korea
Labour contracts
1998-02-20
National
Law, Act

Second Region

파견근로자 보호 등에 관한 법률
Provides for conditions of employment for temporary workers contracted out (dispatched) to other employers. Chapter II defines which types of employment may not rely on temporary workers and sets a maximum length of sub-contracted work of one year (with possibility of extension). This Chapter also requires permission from the Ministry of Labour to dispatch a worker and prohibits the use of dispatched workers in enterprises where there is an existing industrial dispute. Chapter III governs conditions of employment of dispatched workers, including such matters as contracts, notice to be given to dispatched workers, and medical examination of dispatched workers.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1998-07-01
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Implementing Text region

Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2001
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 593-607
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2004
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 647-661
    Monograph title
    Printed separately
    Publisher
    International Labour Organization
    Date
    2019