South Korea weekly paid-rest allowance calculator
Enter a South Korea KRW hourly wage and contracted weekly hours on the left; the weekly paid-rest allowance calculator shows rest hours, weekly composition, and a monthly comparison on the right. Recheck current official facts before payment.
Input
Work conditions
Enter hourly KRW, weekly hours, workdays, and attendance; results update automatically.
Result
- Paid-rest hours
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- Base work pay
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- Weekly total including allowance
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- Monthly allowance comparison
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- Monthly total comparison
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- Applied hourly wage
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Checks
South Korea Labor Standards Act Article 55 requires at least one paid holiday per week on average, and Enforcement Decree Article 30 requires attendance on all contractual workdays. KRW amounts preserve the Korean calculator’s 15-hour, 40-hour, five-day, eight-hour, and 4.345-week assumptions. Recheck current official facts before payment.
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Reading South Korea weekly paid-rest allowance estimates in KRW
This South Korea weekly paid-rest allowance calculator estimates KRW paid-rest pay from Labor Standards Act Article 55, the 15-hour threshold in Article 18(3), and the attendance rule in Enforcement Decree Article 30.
The 40-hour cap, five-day minimum, eight-hour cap, and 4.345-week factor are current calculator assumptions. The 2026 minimum wage is KRW 10,320. Recheck the current official text and the contract before payment.
Start with South Korea Article 55
The Labor Standards Act requires at least one paid holiday per week on average.
The article alone does not settle every worker’s KRW amount.
Check full attendance separately
Enforcement Decree Article 30 refers to attendance on all contractual workdays.
Compare the employment contract with attendance records.
- Confirm contractual workdays
- Compare attendance records
- Check treatment of absence or leave
Understand the preserved 15-hour threshold
The current Korean calculator uses a four-week average of at least 15 hours.
Recheck whether and how that assumption applies under current official facts.
- Check the four-week average
- Check the 15-hour assumption
- Recheck current applicability
Cap calculation hours at 40
The preserved formula uses no more than 40 weekly hours for paid-rest hours.
Hours above 40 do not increase this estimate.
Use divisor days and an eight-hour cap
The formula divides by at least five days.
Estimated paid-rest hours do not exceed eight.
- 40-hour weekly cap
- At least five divisor days
- Eight-hour paid-rest cap
Calculate the KRW allowance
When model conditions are met, multiply paid-rest hours by the entered KRW wage.
Otherwise the model returns KRW 0.
Read the weekly composition bar
Base work pay and paid-rest allowance form the estimated KRW weekly total.
The bar shows their relative shares.
Treat monthly values as comparisons
The model multiplies by 365÷12÷7, about 4.345 weeks.
Actual payroll periods and contract settlement can differ.
- Separate weekly estimate from monthly comparison
- Confirm the actual payroll period
- Confirm contractual settlement
Read the KRW 10,320 example
The sample uses 40÷5=8 paid-rest hours.
It estimates KRW 82,560, but the current minimum wage and applicability must be rechecked.
Recheck current South Korea facts
Sources were checked on 2026-08-17.
Recheck Articles 55 and 18, Decree Article 30, the 2026 minimum-wage notice, and the contract before payment.
- Labor Standards Act Article 55
- Article 18(3) and Decree Article 30
- Current official guidance at payment
South Korea weekly paid-rest allowance calculator FAQ
What does the South Korea weekly paid-rest allowance calculator estimate?
It estimates paid-rest hours, weekly KRW allowance, and a monthly comparison from hourly wage, weekly hours, workdays, and attendance.
Where is the 15-hour threshold stated?
South Korea Labor Standards Act Article 18(3) excludes Article 55 paid holidays when the four-week average of weekly contractual hours is under 15. This calculator uses the same threshold.
What happens if attendance is unchecked?
Enforcement Decree Article 30 requires attendance on all contractual workdays. Unchecking attendance displays KRW 0.
How are paid-rest hours calculated?
The model uses a 40-hour cap, at least five divisor days, and an eight-hour cap. 40 hours over 5 days is 8 hours.
How is the KRW amount calculated?
When conditions are met, paid-rest hours are multiplied by the entered hourly KRW wage. At the 2026 minimum of KRW 10,320 and 40 hours, the estimate is 82,560.
Is the monthly figure guaranteed pay?
No. It multiplies the weekly allowance by 365÷12÷7, about 4.345 weeks.
Does the calculator pay under 15 hours?
Below the four-week average of 15 hours it treats Article 18(3) as excluding the paid holiday and shows KRW 0.
What should I recheck before payment?
Recheck Articles 55 and 18, Decree Article 30, the 2026 minimum-wage notice, the contract, and attendance records.
South Korea primary law and notices
Sources checked 2026-08-17: South Korea Labor Standards Act Articles 55 and 18, Enforcement Decree Article 30, and the 2026 minimum-wage notice. The 40-hour, five-day, eight-hour, and 4.345-week constants are this calculator’s current assumptions.