(1) An employer who intends to employ a foreign worker selected in accordance with Article 8 (4) shall enter into a labor contract in the standard labor contract form prescribed by Ministerial Decree of the Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>
(2) Any employer who intends to enter into a labor contract under paragraph (1) may authorize the Human Resources Development Service of Korea to enter into the contract on his or her behalf. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>
(3) An employer who has obtained employment permission pursuant to Article 8 and a relevant foreign worker may enter into or renew a labor contract, by mutual agreement, for the period prescribed in Article 18. <Amended on Feb. 1, 2012>
(4) A foreign worker whose period of employment activities is extended under Article 18-2 and the relevant employer may enter into a labor contract for a term not exceeding the extended period of employment activities.
(5) Matters relating to the procedure for entering into labor contracts under paragraph (1), the timing when such labor contracts enter into force, and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]