(1) Reasons for Proposal

As the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 17862; enforced on April 6, 2020) was amended to introduce a flexible work hours system from 3 to 6 months and extend the adjustment period for a selective work hours system to 3 months only for R&D work, this Partial Amendment aims to define matters delegated from the Act and other matters required for the enforcement thereof and supplement some shortcomings including updating language.

(2) Major Provisions

A. Define “the effective period of a written agreement”’ as “other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree” in a written agreement required to introduce a flexible work hours system from 3 to 6 months (Article 28-2 paragraph 1 newly inserted). 

B. Prepare standards for inevitable situations where no break is provided consecutively for more than 11 hours while providing flexible work hours from 3 to 6 months and selective work hours for more than 1 month for R&D work on new products or technologies (Article 28-2 paragraph 2 and Article 29 paragraph 2 newly inserted). 

C. Delegate the authority to determine ways to supplement wages and receive reports to the head of a local employment and labor authority in a flexible work hours system from 3 to 6 months (Article 59).

D. Prepare the basis to impose administrative fines for failing to report ways to supplement wages (attached Table 7).