(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall pay benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care to an insured employee whose qualifying days in covered employment under Article 41 before the date on which the reduction of working hours during the period of child care begins amount to at least 180 days from among the insured employees who have implemented reduction of working hours during the period of child care under Article 19-2 of the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act (hereinafter referred to as "reduction of working hours during the period of child care") for at least 30 days (excluding the period overlapping with the period of maternity leave under Article 74 of the Labor Standards Act): <Amended on Feb. 1, 2012; Jan. 21, 2014; Aug. 27, 2019; May 26, 2020>
1. Deleted; <Aug. 27, 2019>
2. Deleted. <Aug. 27, 2019>
(2) A person who intends to receive the payment of benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care prescribed in paragraph (1) shall apply for such benefits between one month after the beginning date of the reduction of working hours and 12 months after the end date of such reduction; provided, those who fail to apply for the benefits for reduced working hours during the aforementioned application period due to any of the grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree shall file an application within 30 days after the relevant ground ceases to exist.
(3) The amount of benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Matters necessary for the application for and payment of the benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.[This Article Added on Jul. 21, 2011]