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Labor Standards Act — Article 15 (Labor Contracts in Violation of This Act)

근로기준법 제15조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A labor contract which has established terms and conditions of employment not in compliance with the standards prescribed by this Act shall be null and void to that extent. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(2) Those parts made null and void in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be governed by the standards prescribed by this Act.

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