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Employment Insurance Act — Article 46 (Daily amount of job-seeking benefits)

고용보험법 제46조

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 daily amount of job-seeking benefits shall be determined according to the following classification: <Amended on Aug. 27, 2019>

1. In cases falling under Article 45(1) through (3), and (5), 60/100 of the eligible recipient's daily wage;

2. In cases falling under Article 45(4), 80/100 of the eligible recipient's daily wage (hereinafter referred to as "minimum daily amount of job-seeking benefits").

(2) If an eligible recipient's daily amount of job-seeking benefits computed under paragraph (1)1 is less than the minimum daily amount of job-seeking benefits, then the minimum daily amount of job-seeking benefits shall be the daily amount of job-seeking benefits payable to the eligible recipient.

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