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    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Employment and Labor
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2020-08-24
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2020-09-07
Reasons for Proposal

According to the current statutes, employers must record and preserve the causes, etc. of industrial accidents, and in the case of death, injuries requiring a break from work for 3 days or more, or a person suffering from disease due to an industrial accident, they must report the outline, causes, and reporting time of the occurrence and plans to prevent recurrence to the Minister of Employment and Labor.

However, since employers are not obligated to disclose to the injured the matters recorded, kept, or reported to the Minister of Employment and Labor in accordance with the above provision, it is difficult for the injured to quickly grasp the details of the occurrence of the disaster and the plan to prevent a recurrence.

Therefore, this amendment aims that if the injured person, including their spouses, relatives within the fourth degree of relationship, or other persons prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, request the disclosure of matters recorded or kept by the employer or reported to the Minister of Employment and Labor, the employer shall disclose it without delay, except for matters related to the trade and business secrets of the employer and prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and aims to impose a fine if the employer fails to disclose it in violation of this (Article 57 (4) and Article 175 (6)).

Major Provisions

Require that if the injured person, including their spouses, relatives within the fourth degree of relationship, or other persons prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, request the disclosure of matters recorded or kept by the employer or reported to the Minister of Employment and Labor, the employer shall disclose it without delay, and impose a fine if the employer violates this (Article 57 (4) and Article 175 (6)).


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