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Employment Insurance Act — Article 8 (Scope of application)

고용보험법 제8조

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) This Act shall apply to every business or workplace employing employees (hereinafter referred to as "employing unit"); provided, this Act shall not apply to types of employing units prescribed by Presidential Decree, in view of specific industry characteristics, size, or other factors. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

(2) This Act shall apply to employing units provided with labor from artists pursuant to Article 77-2(1) or workers pursuant to Article 77-6(1), but the provisions of Chapters I,II,IV,V-2,V-3,VI,VIII, or IX regarding artists or workers shall apply, respectively. <Added on Jan. 5, 2021; Dec. 31, 2022>

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