Pre-Election Voting Period and Election Day Work: Claiming Voting Time
Penalty of up to 10 million KRW for Denial of Voting Time Claim,
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, ‘[Reporter Han Kwang-beom from Edaily] The Central Election Commission has warned that employers may be fined if they do not accommodate working employees with time to vote during both the early voting period and on election day.’,
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, ‘On the 21st, the Central Election Commission announced that workers who are scheduled to work during both the early voting period (May 29-30) and the election day (June 3) can request their employer to allow time for voting.’,
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, ‘According to Article 6-2 of the Public Official Election Act, employers must provide the necessary time for employees to vote if requested, and if they fail to do so without a valid reason, they may be fined up to 10 million KRW.’,
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, ‘Employers are required to inform employees, through company websites, newsletters, and internal boards, that they can request voting time from seven days (May 27) to three days (May 31) before the election.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Article 6 Section 3 of the same law stipulates that public officials, students, or employees of other organizations must be guaranteed the necessary time to vote, and this should not be considered as leave or suspension of work.’,
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, ‘The Central Election Commission has previously informed the Ministry of Employment and Labor and major vocational and economic organizations about regulations related to workers’ rights to claim voting time and requested that affiliated employees and organizations ensure that there are no impediments to exercising the right to vote.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, it urged all organizations to actively support and ensure that there are no infringements on the valuable voting rights of employees.’,
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