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Act on the Guarantee of Employees' Retirement Benefits
근로자퇴직급여 보장법
This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2022-07-12. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-18) — check the Korean original.
Articles
- CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1 Purpose
- Article 2 Definitions
- Article 3 Scope of Application
- CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEMES
- Article 4 Establishment of Retirement Benefit Schemes
- Article 5 Retirement Benefit Schemes of Newly Established Businesses
- Article 6 Establishment of Two or More Retirement Pension Plans for Participants
- Article 7 Protection of Entitlement to Benefits
- Article 8 Establishment of Retirement Allowance Systems
- Article 9 Payment of Retirement Allowances
- Article 10 Extinctive Prescription of Retirement Allowances
- Article 11 Treatment of Non-Establishment of Retirement Benefit Scheme
- Article 12 Preferential Payment of Retirement Benefits
- CHAPTER III DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
- Article 13 Establishment of Defined Benefit Plans
- Article 14 Contribution Period
- Article 15 Amount of Benefits
- Article 16 Securing of Ability to Pay Benefits
- Article 17 Types of Benefits and Eligibility Requirements of Recipients
- Article 18 Notification of Current Status of Operation
- Article 18-2 Composition of Reserve Fund Operating Committee
- CHAPTER IV DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
- Article 19 Establishment of Defined Contribution Plans
- Article 20 Allocation and Payment of Contributions
- Article 21 Methods of Operating Reserves and Supply of Information
- Article 21-2 Establishment of Default Option Scheme
- Article 21-3 Operation of Default Option Scheme
- Article 21-4 Selection of Default Option Management Plan by Participants
- Article 22 Early Withdrawal of Reserves
- Article 23 Establishment of Defined Contribution Plan Participated by at Least Two Employers
- CHAPTER IV-2 SME RETIREMENT PENSION FUND PLAN
- Article 23-2 Operation of SME Retirement Pension Fund Plan
- Article 23-3 Management and Operation of SME Retirement Pension Fund
- Article 23-4 Utilization of Data
- Article 23-5 Descriptions of Standard Contract of SME Retirement Pension Fund
- Article 23-6 Establishment of SME Retirement Pension Fund Plan
- Article 23-7 Level of Contribution and Payment of Contributions
- Article 23-8 Establishment of Participant Contribution Account of SME Retirement Pension Fund Plan
- Article 23-9 Contribution Period
- Article 23-10 Provision of Information on Fund Operation
- Article 23-11 Notification of Operational Status
- Article 23-12 Types of Benefits and Eligibility Requirements of Recipients
- Article 23-13 Early Withdrawal of Reserves
- Article 23-14 Support by the State
- Article 23-15 Responsibilities of COMWEL
- Article 23-16 Guidance and Supervision
- CHAPTER V INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS
- Article 24 Establishment and Operation of Individual Retirement Pension Plans
- Article 25 Special Cases for Businesses Employing Less Than 10 Employees
- CHAPTER VI RETIREMENT PENSION TRUSTEES AND THEIR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES
- Article 26 Registration of Retirement Pension Trustees
- Article 27 Revocation of Registration of Retirement Pension Trustees and Transfer Orders
- Article 28 Conclusion of Contract on Operational Management Services
- Article 29 Conclusion of Contract on Asset Management Services
- Article 29-2 Fees
- Article 30 Provision of Operational Management Services
- Article 31 Entrustment of Solicitation Services
- CHAPTER VII RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPERVISION
- Article 32 Responsibilities of Employers
- Article 33 Responsibilities of Retirement Pension Trustees
- Article 34 Responsibilities of the Government
- Article 35 Supervision over Employers
- Article 36 Supervision over Retirement Pension Trustees
- Article 37 Request for Financial Transaction Information
- CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- Article 38 Measures to be Taken when Retirement Pension Plan is Abolished or Suspended
- Article 39 Business Cooperation
- Article 40 Reporting and Investigation
- Article 41 Hearings
- Article 42 Entrustment and Delegation of Authority
- CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
- Article 43 Penalty Provisions
- Article 44 Penalty Provisions
- Article 45 Penalty Provisions
- Article 46 Penalty Provisions
- Article 47 Joint Penalty Provisions
- Article 48 Administrative Fines