SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Men accounted for one-third of employees who took child care leave in the first half of this year, marking the first time the male proportion has surpassed 30 percent, labor data showed Sunday. A total of 69,631 employees received their first child care leave allowance from the national employment [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Although child care leave was introduced by the country more than 30 years ago, the rate of workers who use such leave at private companies is still significantly lower than that of civil servants, a lawmaker said on Saturday, citing recent official data. A total of 4.5 percent, or [...]
SEOUL, Dec 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Subsidies given to entrepreneurs who change the status of temporary pregnant or childbearing female employees into permanent employees will increase by 100,000 to 200,000 won (US$ 90-181) next year. The Ministry of Gender Equality & Family (MOGEF) announced on December 25 “The secondary master plan for boosting economic activities [...]