Mandatory Employment Quota System
Korea’s mandatory employment policy for persons with disabilities
Korea’s disability employment policy obliges the state, local governments, and more than 50 public institutions and private enterprises to employ persons with disabilities at a certain rate and above.
If the employer fails to comply with the mandatory employment rate, the corresponding employment levy shall be collected; the employer who employs PWDs in excess of the rate is provided with an employment subsidy so as to create and maintain jobs for them.
Mandatory Employment Rate for PWDs
| Reference Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and Local governments | Public Servants | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Non-public Servants | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
| Public Instiutions | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
| Private Enterprises | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
Support for implementation of the mandatory employment quota
KEAD provides a variety of programs and support services to aid enterprises that are obliged to employ PWDs in
meeting their employment quotas.
Following the 2005 introduction of the 50% additional employment levy on enterprises with PWD employment rates
lower than 1%, the demand for PWD employment from businesses has increased, which has given rise to the need for
systematic and comprehensive employment services to help businesses employ PWDs.
As the mandatory quota was raised to 3.1% ~ 3.8% and the disclosure of the list of businesses with poor PWD
employment records has been strengthened, KEAD provides implementation support for businesses that are listed
and pre-notified of the scheduled disclosures.