In South Korea, there are 13 public holidays where employees are entitled for a full paid day off. These holidays include religious holidays and other Korean national holidays. In total, there are about 14 holidays in South Korea. In 2020, in total there are 17 paid days off as public holidays for Korean employees. Check out below the public holidays table in Korea for 2020:
South Korea Public Holidays for 2020 | ||
Holiday | Day | Date |
New Year Day | Wed | January 1 |
Seollal (Korean New Year) | Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon | January 24 - 27 |
March 1st Movement Day | Sun | March 1 |
General Election Day | Wed | April 15 |
Buddha's Birthday | Thu | April 30 |
Labour Day | Fri | May 1 |
Children's Day | Tue | May 5 |
Memorial Day | Sat | June 6 |
Liberation Day | Sat | August 15 |
Chuseok (Korean harvest holiday) | Wed, Thu, Fri | September 30 - October 2 |
National Foundation Day | Sat | October 3 |
Hangul Day | Fri | October 9 |
Christmas Day | Fri | December 25 |
Please note that the above list of public holidays in Korea may be changed according to Korean government decidicion.
Affected services: Payroll Service in Korea, Employer of Record in Korea