(1) An insured employee shall acquire insured status as of the first day of employment with an employing unit subject to this Act; provided, he or she shall be deemed to acquire such status on each relevant date in either of the following cases: <Amended on Jul. 21, 2011; Jan. 15, 2019; May 26, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>
1. Where this Act becomes applicable to an employee who has been excluded from application under Article 10 or 10-2, the date this Act becomes applicable to such employee;
2. An employee who was employed before commencement of insurance under Article 7 of the Act on the Collection of Insurance Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance acquires insured status as of the effective date of commencement of insurance.
(2) An insured self-employed person shall acquire his or her insured status on the date the insurance becomes effective pursuant to subparagraph 3 of Article 7 of the Act on the Collection of Insurance Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance, which is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-2(1) and (12) of that Act. <Added on Jul. 21, 2011; Jan. 5, 2021>