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Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers — Article 32 (Administrative Fines)

외국인근로자의 고용 등에 관한 법률 제32조

(1) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021>

1. A person who fails to use the standard labor contract form, in violation of Article 9 (1) when entering into a labor contract;

2. An employer who fails to provide foreign workers with an opportunity to receive employment training for foreign workers, in violation of Article 11 (2);2-2. A person who fails to undergo the employer training, in violation of Article 11-2 (1);

3. An employer who employs a foreign worker who has a visa referred to in Article 12 (1), without obtaining certification of special cases concerning employment under Article 12 (3);

4. An employer who fails to hire a foreign worker, from among those registered on the list of job-seekers, or who fails to submit a report or submits a false report to the head of an employment security office when a foreign worker begins his or her employment, in violation of Article 12 (4);

5. An employer who delays payments of monthly insurance premiums or trust money for an insurance for departure guaranty, etc. on three or more occasions, in violation of the latter part of Article 13 (1);

6. A foreign worker who fails to purchase an insurance policy or a trust deed, in violation of Article 15 (1);

7. An employer who fails to file a report, or files a false report, in violation of Article 17 (1);

8. An employer against whom limitation on employment of foreign workers have been placed pursuant to Article 20 (1) but employs a foreign worker who has been obtained a visa referred to in Article 12 (1);

9. A person who fails to file a report, files a false report, fails to submit relevant documents, or submits false documents, in defiance to an order issued under Article 26 (1), or a person who refuses, interferes with, or evades inquiries or an investigation or inspection conducted pursuant to the same paragraph;

10. A person who receives money or valuables, other than fees and expenses to be incurred prescribed in Article 27 (1), (2) or (3).

(2) Administrative fines under paragraph (1) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

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