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When an employer intends to dismiss an employee, they must provide notice at least 30 days in advance. If notice is not given 30 days prior, the employer must pay the employee their regular wages for at least 30 days. However, this does not apply in cases where business continuation is impossible due to natural disasters, wars, or other unavoidable reasons, or when the employee intentionally causes significant disruption to the business or inflicts property damage. In such cases, approval from the Minister of Employment and Labor regarding the employee's fault must be obtained (Labor Standards Act, Article 32, Paragraph 1). The above provisions on notice of dismissal do not apply to: ▶ daily workers who have not worked continuously for 3 months, ▶ workers employed for a fixed period of 2 months or less, ▶ monthly salaried workers who have not reached 6 months, ▶ workers employed for seasonal work for a period of 6 months or less, ▶ probationary employees, etc. (same Act, Article 35).