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Act on the Protection, Etc. of Temporary Agency Workers — Article 12 (Revocation of Permission)

파견근로자 보호 등에 관한 법률 제12조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2020-12-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-05-26) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where a temporary work agency falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Employment and Labor may revoke permission for temporary work agency business or order such temporary work agency to suspend its business for a prescribed period of up to six months: Provided, That if it falls under subparagraph 1 or 2, permission for temporary work agency business shall be revoked:

1. Where it obtains permission referred to in Article 7 (1) or 10 (2) by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where it is disqualified due to any ground prescribed in Article 8;

3. Where it engages in temporary work agency business in violation of Article 5 (5);

4. Where it engages in temporary work agency business in violation of Article 6 (1), (2) or (4);

5. Where it revises any of the important matters without obtaining permission in violation of the latter part of Article 7 (1);

6. Where it revises any of the reported matters without reporting such revision as required under Article 7 (2);

7. Where it ceases to meet the criteria for permission prescribed in Article 9;

8. Where it fails to report business closure prescribed in Article 11 (1);

9. Where it fails to notify a user company of the details of a disposition of business suspension in violation of Article 13 (2);

10. Where it violates the ban on concurrent business prescribed in Article 14;

11. Where it lends its trade name in violation of Article 15;

12. Where it temporarily places workers in violation of Article 16 (1);

13. Where it violates matters to be observed under Article 17;

14. Where it fails to file a report as prescribed in Article 18 or files a false report;

15. Where it fails to conclude a written contract on temporary placement of workers pursuant to Article 20 (1);

16. Where it temporarily places workers without obtaining consent from such workers in violation of Article 24 (2);

17. Where it concludes an employment contract or a contract on temporary placement of workers in violation of Article 25;

18. Where it fails to inform a temporary agency worker of the matters referred to in Article 20 (1) 2 and 4 through 12 in violation of Article 26 (1);

19. Where it fails to appoint a manager responsible for temporary agency services referred to in Article 28 or appoints a disqualified person for that position;

20. Where it fails to prepare or preserve a ledger for the management of temporary agency services pursuant to Article 29;

21. Where it fails to send the results of a health examination to a user company in violation of Article 35 (5);

22. Where it fails to comply with an order to improve the operation of temporary work agency business and employment management of temporary agency workers pursuant to Article 37;

23. Where it violates an order to report prescribed in Article 38 or refuses, interferes with or evades visit, inspections or questioning by related public officials.

(2) Where the Minister of Employment and Labor intends to revoke permission for a corporation disqualified due to any ground prescribed in subparagraph 6 of Article 8, the Minister shall give in advance such corporation at least one month to replace the relevant executive officer.

(3) Where the Minister of Employment and Labor intends to revoke permission granted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister shall hold a hearing.

(4) Criteria for revoking permission for temporary work agency business or suspension of business under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 30, 2019]

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