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Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 26 (Request for correction of discriminatory treatment, etc.)

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제26조

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) If an employee receives any of the following discriminatory treatment, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “discriminatory treatment, etc.”) from an employer, they may file a request for correction with a labor relations commission under Article 1 of the Labor Relations Commission Act (hereinafter referred to as “labor relations commission”); provided, this shall not apply if 6 months have passed from the date on which the discriminatory treatment, etc. was received (or, if the discriminatory treatment, etc. prescribed in subparagraphs 1 and 3 has been continuous, from the date on which such treatment was terminated):

1. Acts violating any provision of Articles 7 through 11 (hereinafter referred to as "discriminatory treatment");

2. Failure to take appropriate measures under Article 14 (4) or 14-2 (1);

3. Unfavorable treatment in violation of Article 14 (6), dismissal in violation of Article 14-2 (2), or other disadvantageous measures.

(2) An employee shall specifically state the details of discriminatory treatment, etc. when filing a request for correction under paragraph (1).

(3) Matters necessary for the procedures, methods, etc. for filing a request for correction under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be separately determined and publicly notified by the National Labor Relations Commission under Article 2 (1) of the Labor Relations Commission Act (hereinafter referred to as the “National Labor Relations Commission”).[This Article Added on May 18, 2021]

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