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· An insured worker who has been dismissed for any of the following serious causes attributable to him/her

√ Any violation of the Criminal Act or any duty-related Act that resulted in a sentence of imprisonment without labor or greater punishment

√ Gross misconduct that caused serious damage to the employing unit's business or property as satisfying the criteria set forth in Annex 1-2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Employment Insurance Act

√ Violation of employment contract/rules including long-term absence from work without obtaining prior permission

· An insured worker whose severance from employment was due to his/her own circumstances falling under any of the following cases

√ A resignation to take up a new job or to start one's own business

√ A resignation following the business owner's recommendation to resign rather than face dismissal for gross misconduct prescribed above

√ A resignation for any reason other than good cause in attached Annex 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Employment Insurance Act

※ "Eligibility for job-seeking benefits" means that the employment insurance law meets the requirements for receiving job benefits under Subparagraph 1 through 3·Subparagraph 5 and 6 of Article 40 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act. (Article 43 of the Employment Insurance Act)

· “Recognition of unemployment" means confirmation by the head of an employment center that an unemployed person who qualifies as an qualified recipient is actively seeking employment. (Article 2 (4) of the Employment Insurance Act)

※ “Qualified recipient " means a person who has been recognized by the head of employment center to meet the requirements for receiving job-seeking benefits. (Article 43 of the Employment Insurance Act).

· To apply for recognition of unemployment, qualified recipients shall appear at an employment center on the date the head of such office designates between the first and fourth week from the date of reporting of unemployment and report that they have been actively seeking reemployment under Article 42 of the Employment Insurance Act. (Body part of Article 44 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act)

· The head of an employment center shall recognize unemployment on each day from the day following the previous date of unemployment recognition. (Article 44 (2) of the Employment Insurance Act)

· Job-seeking benefits shall be paid on the date on which unemployment is recognized by the head of an employment center from among the days on which the qualified recipient is unemployed. (Article 44 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act)

· Special cases of unemployment recognition shall apply to those eligible for vocational ability development training, etc., those eligible for natural disasters or mass unemployment, and other methods of unemployment recognition for those eligible for certain reasons. (Article 44 (2),(3) of the Employment Insurance Act)

· If a person is employed during the period in which he/she intends to obtain recognition of unemployment, he/she shall report such fact to the head of the employment center. (Article 47 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act)

· The qualified recipient shall report the financial institution and the account(referring to the unemployment benefit account if the employment benefit is to be received) on the unemployment recognition application form on the date of recognition at the employment center under his/her jurisdiction.(Former part of Article 75 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act)

※ In such cases, a report shall also be made when the reported financial institution or account is changed. (latter part of Article 75 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act)

· Job-seeking benefits are paid by depositing them into the accounts of financial institutions designated by qualified recipients. (Article 75 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act)

· Where a qualified recipient dies and there is anything not yet paid to the qualified recipient as a job-seeking benefit yet to be paid, the unpaid amount shall be paid at the request of the spouse (including those in a de facto marital relationship) of the qualified recipient, at the request of the spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparents, or a person who was living with the qualified recipient. (Article 57 (1) of the Employment Insurance Act)