Article 95 of the Labor Standards Act stipulates the upper limit of the amount of reduced wage when a punitive wage cut is imposed upon workers by the rules of employment.
However, the current Act does not stipulate the upper limit for the amount of reduced wage when seafarers are subject to a punitive wage cut, and thus, the wage guarantee is insufficient compared to in-land workers who have an established upper limit of reduction.
This Amendment stipulates the upper limit of the amount of reduced wage to strengthen the wage guarantee for seafarers when they are subject to a punitive wage cut (Article 120-2 and Article 177 5-2 newly inserted).

When a punitive wage cut for seafarers is to be contained in the rules of employment, the amount of reduced wage for each infraction shall not exceed half of one day's average wages of the relevant seafarer, and the total amount of reduction shall not exceed one-tenth of the total amount of wages at each time wages are paid (Article 120-2).