Employment Insurance Act — Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the employment insurance system operates effectively to prevent unemployment, to promote employment, to develop and improve the vocational skills of employees, etc. to enhance the State's vocational guidance and job placement services, to promote the livelihood security of employees, etc. and job seeking by providing unemployment benefits if employees, etc. become unemployed, thereby contributing to sustained economic and social development. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>