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Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 22-5 (Establishment of foundation for work-family balance assistance)

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제22조의5

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) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall conduct projects such as surveys, research and publicity to introduce and expand work-family balance programs and to support the smooth implementation of maternity protection measures, and shall provide employers and employees with professional counseling services and relevant information. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(2) The Minister of Employment and Labor may have public institutions or private entities perform the duties under paragraph (1) and the duties relating to support for the establishment and operation of workplace child care facilities under Articles 21 and 21-2, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, by entrusting such duties to them. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor may subsidize the institutions entrusted with the duties under paragraph (2) for the expenses incurred in performing such duties. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>[This Article Added on Dec. 21, 2007][Moved from Article 22-3 <Aug. 27, 2019>]

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