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Fair Hiring Procedure Act (Korea)

⚖️ Law By CampusDown Wiki Editorial Team Last updated October 26, 2026

Korea's Fair Hiring Procedure Act, in force since 2014, reduces the burden on job seekers, for example by requiring employers to return application documents, and aims to make hiring fairer.

Contents

1. Enactment and amendment
2. Key rules
3. FAQ
4. References

Enactment and amendment

In the credential race of the 2000s, applicants often handed over original documents they never got back and heard nothing about results. The Act took effect in January 2014 to require document returns and bar charging applicants. After public-sector hiring scandals surfaced in 2018, a July 2019 amendment banned improper pressure and bribery. It also banned collecting applicants' appearance, height, weight, hometown, marital status, or assets, and their family members' education, jobs, or assets.

Key rules

False job ads and unfavorable changes to advertised terms are banned, and employers must tell applicants their schedule and results. Rejected applicants may request the return of documents. The Act's principles also underpin public-sector blind hiring. Smaller workplaces aren't covered.

FAQ

Are résumé photos banned?: Collecting appearance data unrelated to the job is restricted, but photos aren't banned outright.
Must employers explain rejections?: They must notify results, not reasons.

Sources reviewed: 2026-10-26

References

채용절차의 공정화에 관한 법률, 국가법령정보센터. https://www.law.go.kr
고용노동부. https://www.moel.go.kr

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