MINIMUM WAGE ACT [See entire ACT]
CHAPTER Ⅴ Supplementary Provisions
- Article 23 (Survey of Living Expenses and Wage Conditions)
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The Minister of Employment and Labor shall survey the living expenses, actual wage conditions, etc. of employees each year.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8964, Mar. 21, 2008]
- Article 24 (Support by Government)
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The Government shall make its best effort to furnish the relevant data and to give any other necessary assistance to employees and employers in order to ensure the efficient application of the minimum wage system.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8964, Mar. 21, 2008]
- Article 25 (Reports)
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The Minister of Employment and Labor may request employees or employers to report on matters relating to wages, within the scope necessary for the enforcement of this Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8964, Mar. 21, 2008]
- Article 26 (Authority of Labor Inspector)
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(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall have a labor inspector take charge of the matters relating to the enforcement of this Act under Article 101 of the Labor Standards Act, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) In order to exercise the authority prescribed in paragraph (1), a labor inspector may enter workplaces, demand presentation of accounting books and documents, inspect other articles, and ask relevant persons any question.
(3) A labor inspector who enters workplaces and conducts inspection under paragraph (2) shall carry with him/her an identification card indicating his/her status, and present it to relevant persons.
(4) A labor inspector shall discharge the duties of a judicial police officer, as prescribed by the Act on the Persons Performing the Duties of Judicial Police Officials and the Scope of Their Duties, on any crime committed in violation of this Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8964, Mar. 21, 2008]
Enforcement Ordinance
- Article 20 (Executing Affairs by Labor Inspector)
When a labor inspector performs the duties for the enforcement of the Act pursuant to Article 26 (1) of the Act, the labor inspector shall follow the direction of the head of the regional employment and labor office to which the inspector belongs.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21572, Jun. 26, 2009]
Enforcement Ordinance
- Article 21 (Identification Card)
The identification card under Article 26 (3) of the Act shall be the same one as under Article 7 of the Labor Inspector Regulations.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21572, Jun. 26, 2009]
- Article 26-2 (Delegation of Authority)
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Part of the authority of the Minister of Employment and Labor under this Act may be delegated to the head of a regional employment and labor office, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8964, Mar. 21, 2008]
- Article 27 Deleted
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Article 27 Deleted
Enforcement Ordinance
- Article 21-2 (Delegation of Authority)
The Minister of Employment and Labor shall delegate the following authority to the head of a regional employment and labor office under Article 26-2 of the Act:
1. Authorization of exclusion from the application of the minimum wage under Article 7 of the Act;
2. Demand for a report under Article 25 of the Act;
3. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 31 of the Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21572, Jun. 26, 2009]
