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The Minister of Employment and Labor shall pay incentives for employment security during the period of childbirth and childcare (parental leave subsidy and subsidy for reducing working hours during childrearing) to any of the following business owners who grant an insured employee a period of childcare leave or shortens the working hours (hereinafter “parental leave”) of an insured employee by at least 30 days. (Subparagraph 2, Article 29(1), 「Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act」)

Employers receive childcare leave subsidies in the amounts per worker shown below. In this case, if an employee uses parental leave, the maximum amount of one year shall be paid, and if there is a remaining period of childcare leave that does not reach one month, the number of days is divided by the total number of days in the month. [Article (18) and Annex Table 5(1), 「Regulations on the application and payment of employment creation incentives and employment security incentives」]

Employers receive subsidies for reducing working hours during childcare in the amounts per worker shown below. In this case, the payments shall be made up to one year (however, if there is an unused period during parental leave, the period is added), and if there is a period of reduced working hours remaining in the childcare period that does not reach one month, the number of applicable days is calculated by dividing by the total number of days in the month. [Article 18 and Annex Table 5(2), 「Regulations on the application and payment of employment creation incentives and employment security incentives」]

Incentives shall be paid for employment security during the period of childbirth and childcare to any of the following business owners who grant or allow an insured employee a period of maternity leave, miscarriage or stillbirth leave, or childcare leave, etc. for at least 30 days and employs a substitute employee. (Subparagraph 3, Article 29(1), 「Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act」)

Any of the following cases:

Business owners shall not sever the employment relationship with any employee (excluding employees employed after substitute employees are newly employed) for the purpose of employment adjustment during the period from three months before employing a new employee as a substitute to one year thereafter (where the employment period of the relevant substitute employee is less than one year, referring to the period until the termination of the relevant employment relationship).

When an employer allows a female worker during childbirth and childcare to reduce her working hours, etc. and hires a replacement worker, the replacement worker shall be paid as follows. If there is a remaining replacement hiring period after less than one month, it is calculated by dividing the number of days by the total number of days in the month. [Article 18 and Annex Table 5(3), 「Regulations on the application and payment of employment creation incentives and employment security incentives」]