[JIPYONG LLC] Korea Legal Insight (May 18, 2026)

KOREA LEGAL INSIGHT
MOEL Announces Guideline on Prevention of Misuse and Abuse of Comprehensive Wage System
May 18, 2026

On April 8, 2026, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (the “MOEL”) announced the “Guideline on Prevention of Misuse and Abuse of Comprehensive Wage System for Elimination of Unpaid Labor” (the “Guideline”). The Guideline, developed through a tripartite agreement among labor, management, and the government, implements the national policy agenda, which in principle seeks to prohibit the comprehensive wage system.

1.	Key Contents of the Guideline
2.	Implications and Recommended Corporate Actions

Yong Moon KIM

Young Hwan KWON

Yo Sub SHIM

Sung Soo KIM

Si Won LEE

Ji Yun YANG

Hyun Jin JANG

Woo Seung KANG

Woon Bae JEON

Gwon Sik SHIN

Sanghee LEE

Brian K. OH

KLI Editors

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Andrew J. PARK

Sanghee LEE

Seungmin LEE

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