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Labor Standards Act

근로기준법

Article 20 (Prohibition of Penalty Clauses for Breach of Contract)

제20조 위약 예정의 금지

Ministry
고용노동부
In force
2026-08-20
Articles
131

Original (Korean)

제20조(위약 예정의 금지) 사용자는 근로계약 불이행에 대한 위약금 또는 손해배상액을 예정하는 계약을 체결하지 못한다.

Translation

An employer shall not enter into a contract that stipulates a penalty or liquidated damages for breach of a labor contract.

Translation

Machine translation. The Korean text is authoritative.

Statute text is reproduced from 법제처 국가법령정보센터. This is information, not legal advice.

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