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Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act — Article 30 (Holidays)

근로기준법 시행령 제30조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2021-11-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2025-10-23) — check the Korean original.

(1) Paid holidays under Article 55 (1) of the Act shall be granted to a person who has shown perfect attendance of the contractual working days during one week. <Amended on Jun. 29, 2018>

(2) “Holidays prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause of Article 55 (2) of the Act means the holidays under any subparagraphs (excluding subparagraph 1) of Article 2 of the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices and the alternative statutory holidays under Article 3 of the same Regulations. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 29, 2018>[Title Amended on Jun. 29, 2018][Enforcement Date] The amended provisions of Article 30 (2): Following dates:(a) Business or workplaces in which at least 300 employees are regularly employed; public institutions under Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions; local government-invested public corporations or local public agencies under Article 49 or 76 of the Local Public Enterprises Act; institutions or organizations at least 1/2 of the capital or endowment of which is invested or contributed by the State, local governments or government-invested institutions; institutions or organizations at least 1/2 of the capital or endowment of which is invested or contributed by the above-mentioned institutions or organizations; and institutions affiliated to the State or local governments: January 1, 2020;(b) Business or workplaces in which at least 30 and less than 300 employees are regularly employed: January 1, 2021;(c) Business or workplaces in which at least five and less than 30 employees are regularly employed: January 1, 2022.

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