Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 19-4 (Types of use of childcare leave and reduced working hours during period of childcare)

(1) An employee may use childcare leave in up to 3 separate segments. In such cases, the number of times a pregnant female employee uses childcare leave for the purpose of maternity protection shall not be included in the number of separate uses of childcare leave. <Amended on Dec. 8, 2020; May 18, 2021; Oct. 22, 2024>

(2) An employee may use reduced working hours during a period of childcare in separate segments. In such cases, each segment shall be at least 1 month (for a fixed-term employee who cannot use reduced working hours during a period of childcare for at least 1 month due to the expiration of the period of their labor contract, the segment shall be the remaining period of the labor contract). <Amended on Oct. 22, 2024>[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 27, 2019]