"Business as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 4 of Article 63 of the Act means businesses of management and supervision or handling confidential information, irrespective of the type of business.
Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act — Article 34 (Employees Excepted from Application of Working Hours, etc.)
근로기준법 시행령 제34조
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.
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