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Employment Insurance Act — Article 77-10 (Application mutatis mutandis)

고용보험법 제77조의10

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) Articles 13(1),14(1),15, and 17 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the insured status of a worker. In such cases, "employee" shall be construed as "worker", "date of employment" as "start date of the labor contract", and "employee who was employed" as "worker whose labor contract has been commenced".

(2) Articles 37-2,38,38-2,40(2)1,41(2),42,43,43-2,44,47,48,50,56 through 58, and 60 through 63 shall apply mutatis mutandis to job-seeking benefits for workers. In such cases, "18 months before the date of job-leaving" in Article 40(2)1 shall be construed as "24 months before the date of job-leaving", "Article 46" in the main clause of Article 63(1) as "Article 77-3(4) and (5)", and "Articles 47 and 49" in the former part of paragraph (5) of that Article as "Article 47". <Amended on Dec. 31, 2022>

(3) Articles 62 and 73(4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to return orders, limitations on payment, etc. with respect to maternity leave benefits, etc. for workers. In such cases, "job-seeking benefits" in Article 62 shall be construed as "maternity benefits, etc.", "child care leave benefits" in Article 73(4) as "maternity benefits, etc.", and "child care leave" as "maternity, or miscarriage or stillbirth", "eligibility for child care leave benefits" as "eligibility for payment of maternity benefits, etc." respectively. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2022>

(4) Articles 87 through 98,99 (excluding paragraph (2)), and 100 through 112 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a worker’s request for the confirmation of insured status, and for review and further review of job-seeking benefits and maternity benefits, etc. In such cases, "unemployment benefits prescribed in Chapter IV or ... child care leave benefits and maternity leave benefits, etc. prescribed in Chapter V" and "unemployment benefits under Chapter IV and ... child care leave benefits and maternity leave benefits, etc. under Chapter V" shall each be construed as "job-seeking benefits and maternity benefits, etc. under Chapter V-3", "unemployment benefits" each as "job-seeking benefits", "workplace" each as "workplace and office of a person required to report acquisition of insured status", "business owner" each as "business owner and a person required to report insured status", "employee" each as "worker", "child care leave benefits, etc." as "maternity benefits, etc.", "Chapter IV" as "Chapter V-3", "child care leave benefits, benefits for reduced working hours during the period of child care, and maternity leave benefits, etc. under Chapter V" as "maternity benefits, etc. under Chapter V-3", and "unemployment benefits, child care leave benefits, and maternity leave benefits, etc." as "job-seeking benefits and maternity benefits, etc." <Added on Dec. 31, 2022>[This Article Added on Jan 5, 2021]

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