Employment Insurance
Attainment of Purchase of Employment Insurance- Application of foreign workers, artists, and labor providers
· Employment Insurance shall apply to foreign workers subject to the Act on Employment, Etc. of Foreign Workers, and for other foreign workers, the Employment Insurance Act shall apply as follows (Article 10-2 of the Employment Insurance Act and Article 3-3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act)
1. Foreign workers who have entered into a labor contract as per Article 10-2 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act and who fall under any of the following: The Employment Insurance Act shall apply in its entirety.
√ A person who holds the status of sojourn for intra-company transfer (D-7), corporate investment (D-8) or trade/management (D-9) among the status of sojourn granted to foreigners as provided for in Article 12 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act (except where the laws of a foreigner's home country, which are relevant to premiums and benefits of insurance equivalent to the employment insurance under the Act, are not applicable to nationals of the Republic of Korea)
√ A person who holds the status of sojourn of Permanent Resident (F-5) among the status of sojourn granted to foreigners as provided for in Article 12-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act
√ A person falling under any of the following items of Article 23(2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act
2. Foreign workers who have entered into a labor contract as per Article 10-2 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act and who fall under any of the following: Where he/she has applied for the purchase of insurance as provided for in Article 2 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Employment Insurance Act, the Employment Insurance Act shall apply in its entirety.
√ A person who holds the status of sojourn of Overseas Korean (F-4) among the status of sojourn granted to foreigners as provided for in Article 12 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act
√ A person who holds the status of sojourn eligible for employment under Article 23(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act (except for foreign workers subject to the Act on Employment, Etc. of Foreign Workers)
3. Among foreigners as per Article 10-2 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act, foreigners who have entered into a contract related to cultural and artistic services (hereinafter referred to as "cultural and artistic service contract") as per Article 77-2 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act (hereinafter referred to as "foreign artists") or foreigners who have entered into a labor service contract (hereinafter referred to as "labor service contract") as per Article 77-6 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act (hereinafter referred to as "foreign labor providers"): the provisions concerning artists or labor providers in Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 5-2, Chapter 5-3, Chapter 6, Chapter 8, or Chapter 9 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be applied.
√ People who possess the residency status of long-term resident (F-5) among foreigners stay qualification as per Article 12-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act
√ People corresponding to any of the subparagraphs in Article 23 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act
4. Among foreigners as per Article 10-2 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act, foreign artists or foreign labor providers corresponding to any of the following: If they apply for insurance enrollment according to the Enforcement Regulations of the Employment Insurance Act, the provisions concerning artists or labor providers in Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 5-2, Chapter 5-3, Chapter 6, Chapter 8, or Chapter 9 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be applied:
√ People who possess the residency status of overseas Koreans (F-4) among foreigners stay qualification as per Article 12 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act
√ People with a residency status that allows employment activities as per Article 23 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act
Categories of Insurance Benefits- The Employment Insurance Act stipulates that employment insurance programs shall be carried out for employment security and vocational skills development programs, and unemployment benefits and childcare/maternity leave benefits.
※ Visit the Employment Insurance Internet Service (http://www.ei.go.kr/http://www.ei.go.kr) for further information on the purchase of the Employment Insurance.