(1) Notwithstanding Article 76(1)1, where the term of an employment contract of a fixed-term employee under Article 2 of the Act on the Protection of Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employees or a temporary agency worker under Article 2 of the Act on the Protection of Temporary Agency Workers ends during the period of his or her maternity leave or miscarriage or stillbirth leave under Article 74 of the Labor Standards Act, an amount equivalent to the maternity leave benefits, etc. for the period from the day following the date of termination of the employment contract to the expiration date of the maternity leave or miscarriage or stillbirth leave shall be paid in its entirety to the fixed-term employee or temporary agency worker. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2022>
(2) Matters necessary for the application for and payment of an amount equivalent to maternity leave benefits, etc., pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.[This Article Added on Jan 5, 2021]