(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall pay child care leave benefits to an insured employee whose qualifying days in covered employment under Article 41 before the date child care leave begins amount to at least 180 days from among such insured employees who have been granted child care leave under Article 19 of the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act for at least 30 days (excluding the period overlapping with the period of maternity leave prescribed in Article 74 of the Labor Standards Act): <Amended on Dec. 21, 2007; Jun. 4, 2010; Jul. 21, 2011; Feb. 1, 2012; Jan. 21, 2014; Aug. 27, 2019; May 26, 2020>
1. Deleted; <Aug. 27, 2019>
2. Deleted. <Aug. 27, 2019>
3. Deleted. <Jul. 21, 2011>
(2) A person who intends to receive child care leave benefits pursuant to paragraph (1) shall apply for child care leave benefits between one month from the date such child care leave begins and 12 months after the date such leave ends; provided, those who fail to apply for child care leave benefits during the aforementioned period due to any of the grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree shall file an application therefor within 30 days after the relevant ground ceases to exist. <Added on Jul. 21, 2011>
(3) Where an insured person applies for child care leave benefits pursuant to paragraph (2) and such person has been severed from employment or has secured employment satisfying the criteria prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor during the period of child care leave, such fact shall be specified in the application. <Added on Jan. 15, 2019>
(4) The amount of child care leave benefits referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 21, 2011; Jan. 15, 2019>
(5) Matters necessary for the application for and payment of child care leave benefits shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Jul. 21, 2011; Jan. 15, 2019>