Enter headcount, industry, and employment type — get the required training, hours, frequency, and fines for non-compliance in one table
Enter your headcount, industry, employment type, and retirement benefit plan, and one table shows whether each of the six trainings is required for your company, how many hours and how often, and what the fine is for skipping it. The criteria are the same legal provisions as in the reference table below.
Many people ask, “Does it change at 100 or more employees?” Across the six courses, the only headcount thresholds that change the result are 5, 10, 50, and 300 employees. Select a course name to open its detail page with the legal provisions.
| Subject | Fewer than 5 employees | 5–9 employees | 10–49 employees | 50–299 employees | 300 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🚫 Sexual Harassment Prevention | Simplified training allowedPost or distribute materials | Simplified training allowedPost or distribute materials | Training requiredOnce a year | Training requiredOnce a year | Training requiredOnce a year |
| ♿ Disability Awareness | Simplified training allowedDistribute provided materials | Simplified training allowedDistribute provided materials | Simplified training allowedDistribute provided materials | Training requiredAt least 1 hour per year | Training requiredIn-house instructors must complete the agency course |
| 🔒 Personal Data Protection | Handler trainingPeriodic | Handler trainingPeriodic | Handler trainingPeriodic | Handler trainingPeriodic | Handler trainingPeriodic |
| ⛑️ Occupational Safety & Health | Special training onlyFor hazardous work | Required by industry6 or 12 hours per half-year | Required by industry6 or 12 hours per half-year | Depends on industryAlso applies to industries exempt below 50 employees | Required by industry6 or 12 hours per half-year |
| 🏦 Retirement Pension | If a pension plan is set upCorporate IRP: via a financial institution | If a pension plan is set upCorporate IRP: via a financial institution | If a pension plan is set upOnce a year | If a pension plan is set upOnce a year | If a pension plan is set upOnce a year |
| 🤝 Workplace Harassment Prevention | Not coveredNo training required | Training recommendedProtective measures required | Training recommendedInclude in work rules | Training recommendedInclude in work rules | Training recommendedInclude in work rules |
| 🎧 Emotional Labor Protection | If you have customer-facing staffAny size | If you have customer-facing staffAny size | If you have customer-facing staffAny size | If you have customer-facing staffAny size | If you have customer-facing staffAny size |
Sexual harassment prevention training may be simplified (posting or distributing materials) at any size if the employer and all employees are of the same sex. The simplified format for disability awareness applies to ‘workplaces with fewer than 50 employees that have no legal obligation to employ people with disabilities.’ Retirement pension training applies only to workplaces with a DB or DC plan, and for corporate IRPs with fewer than 10 employees, the pension provider delivers the training. See the table below for how occupational safety and health training applies by industry. Customer service worker protection (measures to prevent health problems caused by customer verbal abuse, etc.) depends not on regular headcount but on whether any employees deal directly with customers or complaints — it applies even with fewer than 5 employees, and even in industries exempt from occupational safety and health training.
Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Occupational Safety and Health Act exempts certain industries from the training provisions. Industries not listed in Appendix 1 (manufacturing, construction, transportation, etc.) are covered at 5 or more regular employees, and workplaces with only office workers are exempt regardless of industry.
Regular training for employees, training at hiring, and supervisor training all apply.
With fewer than 50 employees, regular employee training and new-hire training are exempt, leaving only special training for hazardous work. At 50 or more, they apply.
Regular employee training and onboarding training do not apply; only special training for hazardous or dangerous work remains.
None of the safety and health training provisions apply, including special training (except for youth training facility operators).
When you run the checker above, the required courses and regular headcount carry over to the calculator automatically (if you have field staff, occupational safety and health is set to 12 hours per half-year). You can add or remove courses, and when you request a quote, your results are sent with it so you don’t have to explain twice.
※ Legal basis, eligibility, hours, and fines vary with workplace size, industry, and changes to the law. This page is general information only. To confirm how the rules apply to your workplace, check the relevant laws or contact your local Ministry of Employment and Labor office. Results are based only on the facts you enter (headcount, industry, employment type, and retirement benefit plan). Task-specific obligations, such as special training for hazardous work or basic safety and health training for construction, may apply in addition. .
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Yes. Disability awareness training applies to all employers and employees regardless of company size. However, employers with fewer than 50 regular employees, who have no legal obligation to employ people with disabilities, may use a simplified format: distributing or posting materials provided by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, or sending them by email. Sexual harassment prevention training also applies to every workplace, including those with fewer than 5 employees, and workplaces with fewer than 10 regular employees may use a simplified format of posting or distributing materials.
There is no threshold at 100 employees. The headcounts where the result changes are 5 (regular employee training under occupational safety and health law and the workplace harassment ban apply), 10 (simplified sexual harassment training is no longer allowed, and work rules must include a harassment clause), 50 (simplified disability awareness training is no longer allowed, and occupational safety and health training applies to industries exempt below 50), and 300 (in-house disability awareness instructors must complete the agency’s training course).
Under Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, software development and supply, computer programming and systems integration, and information services are exempt from regular employee training and training at hiring, regardless of size. The same applies to finance and insurance, business support services, and social welfare services, and workplaces that employ only office workers are also excluded regardless of industry. Sexual harassment prevention, disability awareness, and privacy protection training must be done in every industry.
Yes. After you run the checker, the required subjects and your regular headcount carry over to the quote calculator below the page, and the training fee is calculated at our published standard rates. When you request a quote, the checker results are sent with it, and if the program fits within 8 hours per session, an estimated quote (PDF) is emailed to you right away.