Part 1 General Labor Relations Law

1-1 System of Labor Relations Law
1-2 Application of Labor Relations Standards
1-3 Application of labor relations laws according to the number of regular workers
1-4 Time and method for calculating the number of regular workers
1-5 Special Cases for Calculating the Number of Regular Employees
1-6 Application of Labor Relations Act according to working hours
1-7 Application of Labor Relations Law to Foreigners
1-8 Application of Labor Relations Act to Young Workers
1-9 Application of Labor Relations Law to Overseas Workers
1-10 Application of Labor Relations Act to Persons with Disabilities
1-11 Obligation to employ national veterans
1-12 Application of labor relations laws to minors
1-13 Application of Labor Relations Law to Field Intern Students
1-14 Determination and change of working conditions
1-15 Methods of determining and changing working conditions
1-16 Workers' Representative System
1-17 Discrimination in working conditions
1-18 Types and Justifications of Personnel Transfers
1-19 Corporate Changes and Transfer of Employment Relations
1-20 Definition of Worker
1-21 Application of Labor Relations Act to Unreported Workers
1-22 Regular vs. Non-regular Workers
1-23 The employee status of executives
1-24 The worker status of a person contesting the effect of dismissal
1-25 indirectly employed workers
1-26 Special type of workers
1-27 User Definition
1-28 Application of Labor Relations Act to Recruitment
1-29 Things to keep in mind when hiring
1-30 Recruitment Announcement
1-31 Reputation Inquiry
1-32 Management and preservation of personnel documents
1-33 Legally Mandatory Education
1-34 Dormitory Operation and Labor Management
1-35 Personal Information Protection Act and Human Resources Management
1-36 Personal Information Protection Act and CCTV
1-37 Workplace Labor Supervision
1-38 Our company's stock ownership association
1-39 In-house Employee Welfare Fund
1-40 Workplace Childcare Facilities

Part 2 Employment Contract

2-1 Method of concluding an employment contract
2-2 Liability for failure to prepare an employment contract
2-3 Obligation to issue employment contract
2-4 Prohibited Labor Contracts (1)_Prohibition of Forced Labor
2-5 Prohibited employment contracts (2)_Prohibition of breach of contract
2-6 Prohibited employment contracts (3)_Prohibition of offsetting advance payments
2-7 Prohibited Employment Contracts (4)_Prohibition of Forced Savings
2-8 signing bonus contract
2-9 Limitation on the period of employment contract
2-10 Method of setting the employment contract period
2-11 Weapon Contractor
2-12 Day laborers vs. daily workers
2-13 Employment contract for young workers
2-14 Foreign Worker Employment Contract
2-15 Employment contract for surveillance and crackdown workers
2-16 Indirect Employment Worker Employment Contract
2-17 Freelance Contract
2-18 Wage Contract vs. Employment Contract
2-19 Legal Relationships in Case of Non-Conclusion of Wage Contract
2-20 Changes to the contents of individual employment contracts
2-21 Recruitment vs. Trial vs. Training vs. Internship
2-22 Contractual Employment Contract
2-23 Expectation of renewal of employment contract
2-24 Non-compete agreement
2-25 Prohibition of Concurrent Employment Agreement

Part 3 Working Hours

3-1 Working Hours
3-2 Determining whether working hours are applicable by type
3-3 Misconceptions about working hours
3-4 Absenteeism vs. Tardiness vs. Early Leave
3-5 Statutory Working Hours
3-6 Regular working hours
3-7 Restrictions on women's working hours
3-8 Restrictions on working hours for young workers
3-9 Overtime
3-10 weeks 52-hour workweek
3-11 Special Overtime Work
3-12 Overtime work for part-time workers
3-13 Overtime work on holidays, vacations, absences, tardiness, and early departures
3-14 Holiday Work
3-15 night shift
3-16 Overlapping of overtime, holiday, and night work
3-17 Changes and reductions in working hours
3-18 Break Time
3-19 Break time vs. waiting time
Closed on 3-20
3-21 leave of absence
3-22 40-hour workweek
3-23 5-day workweek
3-24 week 4-day work system
3-25 Holiday vs. Day Off vs. Vacation
3-26 Flexible working hours
3-27 Flexible Working Hours
3-28 Discretionary working hours system
3-29 Overtime work hours outside the workplace
3-30 work from home
3-31 Working hours for shift work
3-32 Special provisions regarding working hours and rest periods
3-33 Exclusion from application of working hours, rest, and holidays
3-34 Reduced working hours during childcare
3-35 Reduced working hours during pregnancy
3-36 Guarantee of the exercise of civil rights

Part 4 Holidays

4-1 Holiday
4-2 Overlapping and substitution of holidays
4-3 weeks off
4-4 Weekly holidays for part-time workers
4-5 Weekly holidays for short-term workers
4-6 Weekly holidays in case of absence, tardiness, early departure, or vacation
4-7 Weekly Holidays Excluded
Labor Day 4-8
4-9 statutory holidays
4-10 temporary holidays
4-11 substitute public holidays
Use of annual paid leave on public holidays from April to December

Part 5 Vacation

5-1 vacation
5-2 Annual Paid Leave Accrual Requirements
5-3 Use and compensation for annual paid leave
5-4 Procedure for using annual paid leave
Advance payment of 5-5 annual paid vacation allowance
5-6 half-day paid leave
Annual paid leave management based on fiscal years 5-7
5-8 days of annual paid leave
Annual paid leave for employees with less than 5-9 years of service
5-10 Annual paid leave for employees who work less than 80% of the year
5-11 Annual paid leave for retirees
5-12 minus annual paid leave
Replacement of 5-13 days of paid annual leave
5-14 Annual paid leave exemption
5-15 Maternity Protection and Annual Paid Leave
5-16 Special Period of Paid Annual Leave (1)
5-17 Special Period of Paid Annual Leave (2)
5-18 Special Period of Paid Annual Leave (3)
Annual paid leave for temporary workers
5-20 Annual paid leave for part-time workers
5-21 Annual Paid Vacation and Summer Vacation
5-22 Annual Paid Leave Promotion System
5-23 Promoting the Incorrect Use of Annual Paid Leave
5-24 Optional Compensatory Leave
5-25 menstrual leave
5-26 Maternity leave
5-27 Maternity leave and infertility treatment leave
5-28 Spouse Paternity Leave
5-29 Parental Leave
5-30 Parental Leave and Unfavorable Treatment
5-31 Family Care Leave, Vacation, and Reduced Working Hours
5-32 Bereavement leave
5-33 sick leave

Part 6 Wages

6-1 Definition of wages
6-2 Classification of wages
6-3 Other gifts
6-4 Overtime Pay
6-5 Holiday Work Allowance
6-6 Night work allowance
6-7 Types of Errors in Calculating Overtime, Holiday, and Night Work Allowances
6-8 weeks of holiday pay
6-9 Severance pay
6-10 bonus
6-11 Wage Register
6-12 Wage Statement
6-13 Writing a payslip
6-14 Issuance of wage statement
6-15 average wage
6-16 Special provisions for calculating average wages
6-17 Applying regular wages when calculating average wages
6-18 Whether various allowances are included in the average wage
6-19 Calculation of average wage for bonus
6-20 Unused Annual Paid Leave and Average Wage Calculation
6-21 Normal wage
6-22 Regular Wage Requirements (1)_Regularity
6-23 Regular Wage Requirements (2)_Uniformity
6-24 Regular Wage Requirements (3)_Fixed
6-25 Method of calculating regular wages
6-26 Inclusion of various allowances in regular wages
6-27 Principles for Payment of Wages to Employees (1)_Direct Payment
6-28 Principles for Payment of Wages to Employees (2)_Payment in Currency
6-29 Principles for Payment of Wages to Employees (3)_Regular Payment
6-30 Principles for Payment of Wages to Employees (4)_Full Payment
6-31 Joint Liability for Wage Payment
6-32 Calculating the daily wages
6-33 Seizure of wages
6-34 annual salary system
6-35 Wage Return, Reduction, and Freeze
6-36 Determination and renewal of wages
6-37 Emergency payment of wages
6-38 Principles for Payment of Wages to Retirees
6-39 Wages for late arrival, early departure, and absence
Wages during the 6-40 training period
6-41 Wages during maternity protection period
6-42 Wages when exercising civil rights
6-43 Wages during disciplinary action
6-44 Wages upon standby
6-45 wage peak system
6-46 Comprehensive Wage System
6-47 Types of Errors in the Comprehensive Wage Calculation System (1)
6-48 Types of Errors in the Comprehensive Wage Calculation System (2)
6-49 Minimum Wage System
Determining whether the minimum wage has been violated
6-51 Retirement Benefit System
6-52 Establishment of the retirement benefit system
6-53 Changes to the retirement benefit system
6-54 Interim Settlement of Severance Pay
6-55 Early withdrawal of retirement pension
6-56 Abolition and suspension of retirement pension
6-57 Retirement Pension Regulations
6-58 Statute of limitations on wages
6-59 Wage Claim Protection
6-60 Wage Arrears Relief
6-61 Nonpayment of wages and non-punishment of unlawful acts

Part 7 Employment Rules

7-1 Employment Rules
7-2 Preparation and reporting of employment rules
7-3 Changes to employment rules
7-4 Criteria for Determining Unfavorable Changes to Employment Rules
7-5 Subjects of hearing opinions and consent to employment rules
7-6 Employment Rules Opinion Hearing and Agreement Method
7-7 Ministry of Employment and Labor's Employment Rules Review

Part 8 Labor-Management Council

8-1 Labor-Management Council
8-2 Establishment of labor-management council
8-3 Labor-Management Council Member
8-4 Labor-Management Council Operation
8-5 Labor-Management Council Mission
8-6 Grievance Handling System
8-7 Determining working conditions through labor-management council

Part 9 Social Insurance

9-1 National Pension
9-2 Health Insurance
9-3 Employment Insurance
9-4 Industrial Accident Insurance
9-5 Industrial Accident Insurance Premium Rate
9-6 Special period processing of the four major insurances
9-7 Unemployment Benefits
9-7 Unemployment Benefits
9-8 Unemployment Benefit Payment Conditions
9-9 Unemployment Benefit Payment Procedure
9-10 Unemployment benefit amount
9-11 Unemployment Benefit Fraud
9-12 Unemployment Benefit Objection Procedure
9-13 Four major insurances for foreign workers
4 major insurances for workers working 9-14 days

Part 10 Industrial Accidents and Occupational Safety and Health

10-1 Occupational Accidents
10-2 Fantasy Processing
10-3 Measures to take in case of industrial accident
10-4 Work-related accidents
10-5 Occupational Diseases
10-6 Industrial Accident Insurance Benefits
10-7 Relationship between Workers' Compensation and Other Laws
10-8 Legal Liability for Industrial Accidents
10-9 Employer Obligations Related to Occupational Safety and Health
10-10 Establishing a Safety and Health Plan
10-11 Safety and Health Management System (1)
10-12 Safety and Health Management System (2)
10-13 Safety and Health Management System (3)
10-14 Safety and Health Management System (4)
10-15 Safety and Health Management Regulations
10-16 Industrial Safety and Health Education_ Target Workplaces
10-17 Industrial Safety and Health Education_ Training Hours
10-18 Industrial Safety and Health Education_Training Method
10-19 Industrial Safety and Health Training_ Instructor Requirements
10-20 Industrial Safety and Health Training_Training Contents
10-21 Hazard Prevention Measures (1)
10-22 Hazard Prevention Measures (2)
10-23 Right to stop work
Prevention of industrial accidents during 10-24 shifts
10-25 Measures for hazardous and dangerous machines, etc.
10-26 Actions against Hazardous and Dangerous Substances
10-27 Worker Health Management
10-28 Obligation to install rest facilities
10-29 Worker Health Checkup
10-30 Industrial Safety and Labor Supervision
10-31 Punishment for Violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act
Act on Punishment of Serious Disasters, etc. 10-32
10-33 Obligation to Ensure Safety and Health under the Serious Disaster Punishment Act (1)
10-34 Safety and Health Ensuring Obligation under the Serious Disaster Punishment Act (2)

Part 11 Non-regular workers

11-1 Temporary workers
11-2 Part-time workers
11-3 Principles for Employing Temporary Workers
11-4 Exception to the limitation on the period of employment of temporary workers (1)
11-5 Exception to the limitation on the period of employment of temporary workers (2)
11-6 Conversion of temporary workers to regular workers and working conditions
11-7 Working conditions for part-time workers
11-8 Worker Dispatch
11-9 Illegal dispatch
11-10 Illegal dispatch and employer responsibility
11-11 Non-regular Worker Discrimination Correction System
11-12 Criteria for Determining Discrimination Against Irregular Workers
11-13 Employment Type Disclosure System

Part 12 Preventing Sexual Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace

12-1 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
12-2 Criteria for Judging Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
12-3 Actions to be taken when sexual harassment occurs in the workplace
12-4 Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
12-5 Remedies for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace
12-6 Workplace Bullying (1)
12-7 Workplace Bullying (2)
12-8 Actions to take when workplace bullying occurs (1)
12-9 Actions to take when workplace bullying occurs (2)
12-10 Actions to take when workplace bullying occurs (3)

Part 13 Disciplinary Action and Retirement

13-1 Types of Disciplinary Actions
13-2 Reasons for disciplinary action (1)
13-3 Reasons for disciplinary action (2)
13-4 Reasons for disciplinary action (3)
13-5 Reasons for disciplinary action (4)
13-6 Reasons for disciplinary action (5)
13-7 Reasons for disciplinary action (6)
13-8 Reasons for disciplinary action (7)
13-9 Reasons for disciplinary action (8)
13-10 Disciplinary Procedures (1)
13-11 Disciplinary Procedures (2)
13-12 Disciplinary Procedures (3)
13-13 Disciplinary Committee (1)
13-14 Disciplinary Committee (2)
13-15 Disciplinary Committee (3)
13-16 Disciplinary Committee (4)
13-17 Disciplinary Level
Determination of disciplinary level 13-18
13-19 Standby Order
13-20 End of employment contract period
13-21 Voluntary Retirement
13-22 Resignation letter
13-23 Agreed Retirement
13-24 Recommended Resignation
13-25 Mandatory retirement and dismissal from office
13-26 Honorary retirement
13-27 Retirement
Re-employment after retirement age 13-28
13-29 Termination of executive employment contract
13-30 Termination of indirect employment contract
13-31 Dismissal of trainee workers
13-32 Termination of employment contract
13-33 Disciplinary dismissal
13-34 Regular dismissal
13-35 Management Dismissal
13-36 Notice of dismissal
13-37 Written Notice of Dismissal
13-38 Prohibition of dismissal
13-39 Disciplinary Relief System
13-40 Relief from unfair dismissal
13-41 Corporate Changes and Termination of Employment Relationship
13-42 Employer Obligations After Retirement

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