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Labor Standards Act — Article 39 (Certificate of Employment)

근로기준법 제39조

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) Whenever an employer is requested by an employee to issue a certificate specifying the term of employment, kind of work performed, positions taken, wages received, and other necessary information, he or she shall immediately prepare and deliver a certificate based on facts, even after the retirement of the employee.

(2) The certificate referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain nothing other than what has been requested by the employee.

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