(1) A person who conspires with a business owner and receives the following subsidies or benefits by fraud or other improper means, and such business owner shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>
1. Subsidies for employment stability and vocational skills development programs under Chapter III;
2. Unemployment benefits under Chapter IV;
3. Child care leave benefits, benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care, maternity leave benefits, etc. under Chapter V.
4. Job-seeking benefits and maternity benefits, etc. under Chapters V-2 and V-3;(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Dec. 31, 2022>
1. A business owner who dismisses an employee or gives any disadvantageous treatment to an employee, in violation of Article 105 (including cases applied mutatis mutandis in Articles 77-5(3) and (4) and 77-10(3) and (4));
2. A person who receives subsidies or benefits under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) by fraud or other improper means; provided, cases falling under paragraph (1) shall be excluded.[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 27, 2019]