I haven’t been paid for overtime work since I joined the company. How far back can I go to request payment?

2022/5/17

The statute of limitations for the extinctive prescription of claims for overtime pay whose payment date came before April 1, 2020 was stipulated to be two years from the day after the date of salary payment.
With the amendment to the Civil Code on April 1, 2020, the statute of limitations for claims has been unified to five years. However, the statute of limitations for wages, including overtime pay, is set at three years for the time being. Therefore, overtime wages paid on or after April 1, 2020 can be claimed for a period of three years from the day after the pay date.