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Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers — Article 17 (Management of Employment of Foreign Workers)

외국인근로자의 고용 등에 관한 법률 제17조

(1) Every employer shall, if any event prescribed by Presidential Decree occurs, such as when he or she terminates a labor contract concluded with a foreign worker or modifies any important matter relevant to the employment, report to the head of an employment security office, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of the Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(2) Where an employer filed a report under paragraph (1) and the reported matter falls under circumstances requiring reports under each subparagraph of Article 19 (1) of the Immigration Act, a report under the same paragraph shall be deemed filed. <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>

(3) Where the reported matter falls under paragraph (2), the head of an employment security office who receives the report under paragraph (1) shall notify the head of a Regional Immigration Service with jurisdiction over the location of the employer of such fact without delay. <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>

(4) Matters necessary for the appropriate management, etc. of employment of foreign workers shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

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