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Act on the Protection, Etc. of Temporary Agency Workers — Article 16 (Restrictions on Temporary Placement of Workers)

파견근로자 보호 등에 관한 법률 제16조

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) No temporary work agency shall place workers to any workplace where industrial action is underway to perform business affairs interrupted by such industrial action.

(2) No person who dismisses a worker for management reasons prescribed in Article 24 of the Labor Standards Act shall use a temporary agency worker for the same work before the end of a period prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 30, 2019]

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