ACT ON THE EMPLOYMENT IMPROVEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to promote improvement in employment and enhancement in the welfare of construction workers and to contribute to the development of the construction industry by supporting and promoting the stability of employment of construction workers and the development and elevation of their vocational abilities, and by doing welfare work, such as the payment of mutual aid money for retirement to construction workers.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term "business owner" means a person who employs workers and carries on construction business prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "construction business"), and who has obtained a license or permission or has registered pursuant to the related Acts and subordinate statutes;

2. The term "construction worker" means a worker referred to in Article 2 of the Labor Standards Act, who engages in construction business;

3. The term "original contractor" means a business owner who has contracted with a project owner for construction work;

4. The term "subcontractor" means a business owner who has contracted with the original contractor for construction work, and a business owner who has contracted with the said subcontractor for construction work;

5. The term "retirement mutual aid scheme" means that a business owner shall pay the mutual aid installments to the Mutual Aid Association for Construction Workers by making the construction workers the beneficiaries, and where the said beneficiaries retire from the construction business, the said Association shall pay mutual aid money for retirement.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2007]

ACT ON THE EMPLOYMENT IMPROVEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Formulation and execution of master plans for improvement in employment of construction workers) #

Article 4(Recommendations) #

Article 5(Persons responsible for employment management) #

Article 6(Issuance of documents on employment) #

Article 7(Improvement in employment of construction workers) #

Article 7-2(Building convenient facilities related to employment) #

Article 7-3(Separate payment of wage costs and ascertainment) #

Article 7-4(Classification based on skill levels of construction workers) #

Article 7-5(Issuance of skill level certificates) #

Article 8(Execution of mutual aid business) #

Article 9(Establishment of Mutual Aid Association for Construction Workers) #

Article 9-2(Business of Mutual Aid Association) #

Article 9-3(Issuance of certificates of career) #

Article 9-4(Board of directors) #

Article 9-5(Business plans, budget and settlement of accounts) #

Article 10(Subscription to retirement mutual aid scheme) #

Article 10-2 #

Article 10-3(Cost accounting of expenses incurred) #

Article 10-4(Report on relationship of retirement mutual aid scheme) #

Article 11(Scope of beneficiaries) #

Article 12 #

Article 13(Report on number of working days of beneficiaries and payment of mutual aid installments) #

Article 13-2(Special cases concerning payment of mutual aid installments) #

Article 14(Payment of mutual aid money for retirement) #

Article 15(Certification of retirement) #

Article 16(Requests for return) #

Article 16-2(Provision of monetary rewards for reporting) #

Article 17 #

Article 18(Withdrawal from retirement mutual aid scheme) #

Article 19(Notice to workers) #

Article 19-2(Notice of mutual aid money for retirement at time of death of beneficiary) #

Article 20(Protection of entitlement to insurance benefits) #

Article 21(Prescription) #

Article 22(Preferential treatment) #

Article 22-2(Accumulation of reserves) #

Article 23(Guidance and supervision) #

Article 23-2(Request for cooperation to relevant institutions) #

Article 24(Penalty provisions) #

Article 25(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 26(Administrative fines) #