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Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-family Balance Assistance Act — Article 5 (Responsibilities of employees and employers)

남녀고용평등과 일ㆍ가정 양립 지원에 관한 법률 제5조

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) Employees shall endeavor to create a workplace culture in which men and women are equally respected on the basis of mutual understanding.

(2) Employers shall endeavor to create a working environment in which employees of both genders can demonstrate their abilities under equal conditions, by improving practices and systems at the relevant workplace that hinder the realization of equal employment for men and women.

(3) Employers shall endeavor to create a working environment that supports the balance between work and family life, by improving practices and systems within the workplace that hinder such balance.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 21, 2007]

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