Exceeding the working hours limits: maximum fine
Establishes that the weekly cap is not a payroll setting. Because the sanction is criminal rather than administrative, paying the premium in full does not resolve a breach of the cap — and the evidence is the employer's own records: access logs, PC sessions, work messaging and the instructions actually given.
- Applies to
- Employers, on breaches of the statutory working hours and extended work limits
- Review cadence
- Checked once a year
What we have recorded
- 2026-09-20₩20,000,000
Imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to ₩20,000,000. Attaches to the hours limits themselves, separately from any liability for unpaid premiums under art. 56.
Labor Standards Act, art. 110 penalty provision for arts. 50 and 53
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