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Act on the Protection, Etc. of Temporary Agency Workers — Article 8 (Grounds for Disqualification from Obtaining Permission)

파견근로자 보호 등에 관한 법률 제8조

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.

Any of the following persons is disqualified from obtaining permission for temporary work agency business referred to in Article 7: <Amended on Dec. 8, 2020>

1. A minor, a person under adult guardianship, a person under limited guardianship, or a person who was declared bankrupt and has not yet reinstated;

2. A person in whose case two years have not passed since his/her imprisonment without labor or a heavier punishment (excluding a suspended sentence thereof) as declared by a court was completely executed or exempted;

3. A person who was sentenced to a fine or a heavier punishment (excluding a suspended sentence thereof) for violating this Act; the Employment Security Act; Articles 7, 9, 20 through 22, 36, 43, 44, 44-2, 46, 56 and 64 of the Labor Standards Act; Article 6 of the Minimum Wage Act; and Article 110 of the Seafarers’ Act, and in whose case three years have not passed since the punishment was completely executed or exempted;

4. A person under the suspended sentence of imprisonment without labor or a heavier punishment as declared by a court;

5. A person in whose case three years have not passed since permission for the relevant business was revoked (excluding where the permission was cancelled due to falling under subparagraph 1 of this Article) under Article 12;

6. A corporation which has an executive officer falling under any of subparagraphs 1 through 5.[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 30, 2019]

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