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Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 13-2 (Entrustment of sexual harassment prevention education)

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제13조의2

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) An employer may provide sexual harassment prevention education by entrusting it to an institution designated by the Minister of Employment and Labor (hereinafter referred to as “institution for sexual harassment prevention education”). <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(2) If an employer intends to provide sexual harassment prevention education by entrusting it to an institution for sexual harassment prevention education, they shall, in advance, notify the institution of the matters prescribed by Presidential Decree under Article 13 (5) to ensure that such matters are included in the education. <Added on Nov. 28, 2017>

(3) An institution for sexual harassment prevention education shall be designated from among the institutions prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and it shall have at least 1 lecturer prescribed by the Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Nov. 28, 2017>

(4) An institution for sexual harassment prevention education shall, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, provide the education, keep data related to the provision of education, such as certificates of completion or lists of persons who completed the education, and deliver such data to employers or persons who receive the education. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Nov. 28, 2017; May 26, 2020>

(5) The Minister of Employment and Labor may revoke the designation if an institution for sexual harassment prevention education falls under any of the following: <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Nov. 28, 2017>

1. Where it has obtained the designation by fraud or any other improper means;

2. Where it has failed to have a lecturer under paragraph (3) for at least 3 consecutive months without good cause;

3. Where it has had no record of providing workplace sexual harassment prevention education for 2 years.

(6) To revoke the designation of an institution for sexual harassment prevention education under paragraph (5), the Minister of Employment and Labor shall hold a hearing. <Added on May 20, 2014; Nov. 28, 2017>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 21, 2007]

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