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Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act — Article 47 (Determination of Grade of Disability)

근로기준법 시행령 제47조

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) Criteria for determination of the grade of physical disability eligible for compensation under Article 80 (3) of the Act shall be as provided for in attached Table 6. <Amended on Jun. 25, 2008>

(2) If there are two or more different physical disabilities under attached Table 6, the grade for the most serious physical disability of them shall apply: Provided, That in the following cases, the grade adjusted in accordance with each of the following subparagraphs shall apply. In this case, the adjusted grade higher than Grade I shall be deemed as Grade I:

1. In case there are two or more different physical disabilities in Grade V or higher: The adjusted grade shall be the one raised by three grades from the grade for the most serious physical disability;

2. In case there are two or more physical disabilities in Grade VIII or higher: The adjusted grade shall be the one raised by two grades from the grade for the most serious physical disability;

3. In case there are two or more physical disabilities in Grade XIII or higher: The adjusted grade shall be the one raised by one grade from the grade for the most serious physical disability.

(3) Any physical disability that does not fall under any of the categories in attached Table 6 shall be compensated according to the degree of the disability by referring to similar physical disabilities in attached Table 6.

(4) Deleted. <Jun. 25, 2008>

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