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Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 17-4 (Evaluation of performance results and support)

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제17조의4

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) Any person who has submitted an implementation plan under Article 17-3 (1) and (3) shall submit the performance results to the Minister of Gender Equality and Family. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall evaluate the performance results submitted under paragraph (1) and notify the employer of the results. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may commend an enterprise whose performance results are found to be excellent in the evaluation under paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as “enterprise with excellent proactive employment improvement measures”). <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) The State and local governments may provide administrative and financial support to enterprises with excellent proactive employment improvement measures.

(5) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may urge employers found to have poor performance results in the evaluation under paragraph (2) to implement their implementation plans. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>

(6) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may entrust the evaluation duties under paragraph (2) to an institution or organization prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>

(7) Matters necessary for the items to be entered in the performance results under paragraph (1), the timing and procedures for submission, and the notification procedures for evaluation results under paragraph (2) and other matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Oct. 1, 2025>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 21, 2007][Moved from Article 17-3; previous Article 17-4 moved to Article 17-5 <Dec. 21, 2007>]

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