Easily manage employment in South Korea

Employees who have worked eighty percent (80%) or more of one work year (twelve months) from the commencement of work. Employees who have worked for a month (every thirty (30) days from the commencement of work) but who have continuously worked for less than one year or who has worked less than 80% of one year.

There are 17 paid public holidays in South Korea.

Employers are not obligated to provide time off for non-work-related illnesses but are generally required to provide paid time off if employees fall ill or sustain injuries while on the job and can recover any sick pay made from the government industrial accident insurance fund.

Female employees are entitled to 90 days of maternity leave before and after childbirth, or 120 in case of multiple births, with 60 days (for single births) paid, and 75 days paid (for multiple births). Mothers with infants below a year old are entitled to at least 30 minutes of nursing time every day.

Employers are obligated to grant at least 10 days of paid leave to employees upon request within 90 days after the employee’s partner’s delivery. Additionally, employees can request an entire year of childcare leave for a child aged below eight, compensated by the government at a rate equivalent to KRW 1.7 million ($1,489.47).

Employees can request to have their working hours reduced to between 15 and 30 hours to focus on their academic career, for up to an entire year.

- Carers’ leave: employees can exercise up to 90 days of family care leave annually to cater to ailing family members - Childcare leave: one year leave of absence for a child under the age of eight or who is in second grade or below in elementary school - Family-care leave (unpaid): - Carers’ leave: employees can exercise up to 90 days of family care leave annually to cater to ailing family members - Childcare leave: one year leave of absence for a child under the age of eight or who is in second grade or below in elementary school - Fertility treatment leave: three days per year, with the first day of the leave being paid - Menstrual leave (unpaid): once a month, given on a request from the employee