If Family Care Leave Is Denied After Application... Intensive Reporting Until the End of This Month

After the application of social distancing level 4, schools in Seoul switched to remote classes. This photo shows a 5th-grade classroom at Muhak Elementary School in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 14th.

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that it will operate a 'Concentrated Reporting Period for Non-Granting of Family Care Leave' from the 14th until the end of this month.

This measure was taken in consideration of the increased demand for family care leave among workers due to the application of Level 4 social distancing in the metropolitan area amid the spread of COVID-19.

If a worker urgently needs to care for their child or family due to elementary school remote classes or daycare center closures and applies for family care leave, but the employer does not allow it or disadvantages the worker for taking the leave, they can report it on the Ministry of Employment and Labor's website.

When a report of non-granting of family care leave is received, the Ministry will contact the workplace to verify the facts and provide guidance for improvement if any violations are confirmed. During the concentrated reporting period, the Ministry plans to prioritize handling reports of non-granting of family care leave over other reports.

If a workplace fails to take corrective action even after the Ministry's guidance, fines may be imposed or labor inspections conducted.

Family care leave is a leave available to workers who urgently need to care for family members under the Act on Gender Equality in Employment and Work, and demand has surged due to the COVID-19 situation.

Considering the economic burden on workers taking unpaid family care leave, the Ministry supports leave costs by providing 50,000 KRW per day per person for up to 10 days to workers who take family care leave.

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