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

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제13조

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 shall provide education for the prevention of workplace sexual harassment (hereinafter referred to as “sexual harassment prevention education”) every year in order to prevent workplace sexual harassment and to create conditions in which their employees can work in a safe working environment. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017>

(2) An employer and an employee shall receive the sexual harassment prevention education under paragraph (1). <Added on Jan. 14, 2014>

(3) An employer shall post the details of the sexual harassment prevention education, or keep them available, at a place where employees can freely view them at any time, and shall ensure that employees are widely informed thereof. <Added on Nov. 28, 2017>

(4) An employer shall take measures to prevent and prohibit workplace sexual harassment in accordance with the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. <Added on Nov. 28, 2017>

(5) Matters necessary for the details, methods, frequency, etc. of the sexual harassment prevention education under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 14, 2014; Nov. 28, 2017>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 21, 2007][Title Amended on Nov. 28, 2017]

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