An employer shall pay wages corresponding to work already offered even prior to the payday, if an employee requests the employer to do so in order to cover expenses for childbirth, diseases, disasters, or other cases of emergency as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
Laws › Labor Standards Act › CHAPTER III WAGES
Labor Standards Act — Article 45 (Emergency Payment)
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