Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률

Act · 고용노동부,성평등가족부 · English text effective 2025-10-01 · Korean current 2026-09-18

Articles

• CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Article 1 Purpose
• Article 2 Definitions
• Article 3 Scope of application
• Article 4 Responsibilities of the State and local governments
• Article 5 Responsibilities of employees and employers
• Article 6 Formulation of policies
• Article 6-2 Formulation of master plan
• Article 6-3 Conducting fact-finding survey
• CHAPTER II GUARANTEE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TREATMENT IN EMPLOYMENT OF MEN AND WOMEN
• SECTION 1 Guarantee of Equal Opportunities and Treatment for Men and Women
• Article 7 Recruitment and employment
• Article 8 Wages
• Article 9 Money and goods other than wages
• Article 10 Education, assignment, and promotion
• Article 11 Retirement age, retirement, and dismissal
• SECTION 2 Prohibition and Prevention of Workplace Sexual Harassment
• Article 12 Prohibition of workplace sexual harassment
• Article 13 Workplace sexual harassment prevention education
• Article 13-2 Entrustment of sexual harassment prevention education
• Article 14 Measures when workplace sexual harassment occurs
• Article 14-2 Prevention of sexual harassment by clients
• SECTION 3 Development of Vocational Abilities of Women and Facilitation of Their Employment
• Article 15 Vocational guidance
• Article 16 Development of vocational abilities
• Article 17 Promotion of women’s employment
• Article 17-2 Support for ability development and employment promotion of career- interrupted women
• SECTION 4 Proactive Employment Improvement Measures
• Article 17-3 Formulation and submission of implementation plans for proactive employment improvement measures
• Article 17-4 Evaluation of performance results and support
• Article 17-5 Publication of list of employers failing to implement proactive employment improvement measures
• Article 17-6 Posting of implementation plans
• Article 17-7 Cooperation in proactive employment improvement measures
• Article 17-8 Deliberation on important matters relating to proactive employment improvement measures
• Article 17-9 Surveys and research on proactive employment improvement measures
• CHAPTER III MATERNITY PROTECTION
• Article 18 Support for maternity leave
• Article 18-2 Paternity leave
• Article 18-3 Fertility treatment leave
• CHAPTER III-2 WORK-FAMILY BALANCE ASSISTANCE
• Article 19 Childcare leave
• Article 19-2 Reduced working hours during period of childcare
• Article 19-3 Working conditions under reduced working hours during period of childcare
• Article 19-4 Types of use of childcare leave and reduced working hours during period of childcare
• Article 19-5 Other measures to support childcare
• Article 19-6 Support by employers for employees’ reinstatement to work
• Article 20 Assistance for work-family balance
• Article 21 Establishment of, and support for, workplace child care centers
• Article 21-2 Other childcare-related assistance
• Article 22 Establishment of public welfare facilities
• Article 22-2 Support for family care of employees
• Article 22-3 Reduced working hours for family care
• Article 22-4 Working conditions under reduced working hours for family care
• Article 22-5 Establishment of foundation for work-family balance assistance
• CHAPTER IV PREVENTION AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
• Article 23 Support for counseling
• Article 24 Honorary supervisors for equal employment
• Article 25 Voluntary settlement of disputes
• Article 26 Request for correction of discriminatory treatment, etc.
• Article 27 Investigation and inquiry
• Article 28 Mediation and arbitration
• Article 29 Corrective orders
• Article 29-2 Details of mediation, arbitration, or corrective orders
• Article 29-3 Finalization of corrective orders
• Article 29-4 Requests for submitting status reports on compliance with corrective orders
• Article 29-5 Requests by the Minister of Employment and Labor for correction of discriminatory treatment
• Article 29-6 Expanding effect of finalized corrective orders
• Article 29-7 Prohibition of unfavorable treatment following requests for correction of discriminatory treatment, etc.
• Article 30 Burden of proof
• CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
• Article 31 Reporting and inspection
• Article 31-2 Request for provision of materials
• Article 32 Publication of current status of implementation of equal employment
• Article 33 Retention of relevant documents
• Article 34 Application to temporary placement of employees
• Article 35 Subsidization of expenses
• Article 36 Delegation and entrustment of authority
• Article 36-2 Reexamination of regulation
• CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
• Article 37 Penalty provisions
• Article 38 Joint penalty provisions
• Article 39 Administrative fines

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