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Employment Insurance Act — Article 107 (Extinctive prescription)

고용보험법 제107조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-18) — check the Korean original.

(1) The following rights shall be extinguished by prescription if such rights are not exercised for three years: <Amended on Jan. 15, 2019>

1. A right to be paid or refunded subsidies under Chapter III;

2. A right to be paid or refunded employment promotion allowances under Chapter IV;

3. A right to be refunded job-seeking benefits under Chapter IV;

4. A right to be refunded child care leave benefits, benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care, and maternity leave benefits, etc. under Chapter V.

(2) Article 113 of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the interruption of extinctive prescription. <Amended on Jan. 20, 2015>

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