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Labor Standards Act — Article 99 (Preparation of and Amendment to Dormitory Rules)

근로기준법 제99조

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) An employer who intends to lodge his or her employees in a dormitory annexed to a business or workplace shall prepare dormitory rules concerning the following matters:

1. Matters pertaining to getting-up and sleeping, and going-out and overnight stay;

2. Matters pertaining to events;

3. Matters pertaining to meals;

4. Matters pertaining to safety and health;

5. Matters pertaining to the maintenance of buildings and facilities;

6. Other matters to be applicable to all employees lodging in the dormitory.

(2) The employer shall obtain the consent of the representative of the majority of the lodging employees with regard to the preparation of or amendment to the dormitory rules stipulated in paragraph (1).

(3) Both the employer and the employees lodging in the dormitory concerned shall comply with the dormitory rules.

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