The costs of appeal are assessed against the defendant.

For the reasons indicated in its holding, the lower court rejected the Defendant’s assertion that the part on the reduction of contractual work hours under the wage agreement in the instant case was null and void, and that “the Plaintiff’s claim seeking the amount below the minimum wage amount based on the contractual work hours under the previous wage agreement violates the good faith principle.”

Examining the reasoning of the lower court in light of the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err in its judgment by misapprehending the legal doctrine regarding the validity of wage agreements and the application of the principle of good faith, or by misapprehending the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, thereby adversely affecting the conclusion of the judgment.

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed, and the costs of appeal are assessed against the losing party. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.