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KOR-1990-L-41950
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Act on Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled (Act No. 4219 of 1990).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Republic of Korea
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1990-01-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for the promotion of employment of physically or mentally disabled workers. Establishes for this purpose an Employment Promotion of the Handicapped Committee and an Employment Promotion Agency for the Handicapped. With certain exceptions, employers shall employ disabled workers at a rate of 1 to 5 per cent of the total workforce (sec. 35). Employers hiring the disabled above this rate shall receive an allowance; those falling below shall pay a levy.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1990-01-01
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Partial entry dates region
Date of partial entry into force
1991-12-31
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2007-10-10 (KOR-2007-R-78613)
Enforcement Decree of the Act on Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled (Presidential Decree No. 20308).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in English [as amended to 2009]
Author
Ministry of Government Legislation
Country
Republic of Korea
URL
http://www.moleg.go.kr/english/
File
KOR41950.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to June 30, 2014)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Labor Laws of Korea 1994
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
Republic of Korea
Page range
pp. 207-222
Monograph title
Labor Laws of Korea 2001
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
Republic of Korea
Page range
pp. 571-592
Monograph title
Labor Laws of Korea 2004
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
Republic of Korea
Page range
pp. 623-645
Monograph title
Labor Laws of Korea 2007
Author
International Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Labor
Country
Republic of Korea
Date
2007-12
Number
Part I
Page range
pp. 497-530