Chapter 1 Introduction

Section 1: Significance and History of Annual Leave
Section 2 Scope of Application of Annual Leave System

Chapter 2 Accrual of Annual Leave

Section 1 Basic number of annual leave days
Section 2 Additional leave
Section 3 Calculation of attendance rate and number of vacation days
Section 4 Calculation of annual leave based on fiscal year
Section 5. Years of continuous service and retirement date
Section 6 Annual leave for temporary workers
Section 7. When the standard working hours are short
Section 8 Calculation of annual leave in special cases

Chapter 3 Use of Annual Leave

Section 1 Period of use of annual leave
Section 2 Right to designate a period and right to change the period
Section 3 How to use annual leave
Section 4. Annual leave use promotion system
Section 5 Alternative system for annual leave

Chapter 4 Annual leave, wages, etc.

Section 1 Issues related to annual leave allowance
Section 2 Criminal Penalties/Cash Settlement/Statute of Limitations

Chapter 5 Other Issues

Section 1 Employment Rules, Employment Contracts, and Annual Leave
Section 2 Other Issues and Additional Explanations
Section 3: Improvement of Annual Leave Use and Long-Term Work

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History of Labor Standards Act Changes Related to Annual Leave

Format
Annual leave carryover consent form
Notification of designated use period for unspecified annual leave (secondary use promotion)
Confirmation of receipt of written notice regarding promotion of use of annual leave
Annual leave replacement agreement
Workers' Representative Selection Form
Annual leave use and leave request form (notice of refusal to receive labor)
Annual leave use and leave request form (notice of refusal to receive labor)
Annual leave use plan
20XX Annual Leave Management Ledger

Features of this book

This book provides a summary of key information necessary for annual leave practice, and provides background knowledge on labor laws, including annual leave-related topics such as regular working days/hours, holidays, absences, regular/average wages, continuous employment periods, and non-regular workers.

Supplementation of the main contents of the 7th revised edition

- Revised the calculation method for annual leave for days (periods) when the obligation to provide work is suspended for special reasons to make it easier to understand.
- For short-term workers, shortened work hours (pregnancy/childcare/family care, etc.), the calculation method for annual leave in hourly units, usage units, etc. are explained in a consolidated manner in 'Section 7'.
-Explanation of accrual/use of annual leave based on regular working days and regular working hours using examples.
-Calculation of annual leave when full-time and reduced-time work are combined
- The Ministry of Employment and Labor's position on whether email is acceptable for annual leave promotion
-Changed administrative interpretation of the Ministry of Employment and Labor that annual leave cannot be used on unpaid holidays
Ministry of Employment and Labor's Administrative Interpretation of the Average Wage Calculation Method for Carrying Over Annual Leave
-Supreme Court ruling on the scope of invalidity of annual leave allowances in cases where the comprehensive wage system is invalid.
-Whether annual leave can be used on an hourly basis through labor-management agreement under a flexible working hour system
-Changes to the calculation method for annual leave allowances for surveillance and enforcement workers.
-Retention period for documents related to annual leave
-Changed administrative interpretation regarding the unit for selecting worker representatives when introducing the annual leave replacement system.

Who is this book for?

ㆍEntry-level human resources practitioner
It is structured so that you can easily follow the basics of calculating annual leave, from the basics to practical application.
ㆍExperienced practitioner
We carefully cover areas that are easily overlooked in practice, reflecting new laws, precedents, and administrative interpretations.