(1) Pursuant to Article 8(2), this Chapter shall apply to a person, not an employee, who provides labor in person without using a third party (hereinafter referred to as "artist") under a contract related to culture and arts services under Article 4-4 of the Artist Welfare Act (hereinafter referred to as "contract related to culture and arts services"), from among persons prescribed by Presidential Decree such as artists under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Artist Welfare Act, as well as to an employing unit that enters into a contract related to culture and art services with such person. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this Act shall not apply to any of the following artists: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021; Dec. 31, 2022>
1. Where a person enters into an employment contract, a contract related to culture and arts services, or a labor contract under Article 77-6(1) (excluding cases where a person who has maintained his or her insured status before the age of 65 continues to enter an employment contract, labor contract, or contract related to culture and arts services after the age of 65) or commences self-employment;
2. Where an artist fails to meet income standards prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, any artist whose contract period is less than one month (hereinafter referred to as "short-term artist") shall be excluded;
3. Where an artist is under the age of 15; provided, an artist under the age of 15 who wishes to purchase employment insurance may do so, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) Notwithstanding Article 15, where a project prescribed by Presidential Decree falls under any of the following subparagraphs based on such considerations as the characteristics and scale of the project, the project owner or the primary contractor shall file a report on the artist used by the subcontractor pursuant to Article 15, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:1. Where multiple contracts have been awarded for a project, resulting in several primary contractors;
2. Where a project is divided into several tiers of contracts, resulting in multiple subcontractors.
(4) Where a project owner or artist requests relevant data, information, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree to file a report on the attainment, etc. of insured status, the business owner who is a subcontractor, an artist, etc. shall provide such data, information, etc.
(5) Deleted. <Dec. 31, 2022>
(6) A business owner (in cases falling under paragraph (3), referring to a project owner or a primary contractor) of an employing unit that has entered into a contract related to culture and arts services with an artist subject to this Chapter pursuant to paragraph (1) shall bear insurance premiums pursuant to the Act on the Collection of Insurance Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance; and matters necessary for the establishment, termination, and alteration of such insurance relationship, and the calculation, payment, and collection of insurance premiums shall be prescribed by the Act on the Collection of Insurance Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>[This Article Added on Jun. 9, 2020]