"Spouse Maternity Leave from 10 to 20 Days"… People Power Party's Rep. Jong-bae Lee Proposes Amendment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Lee Jong-bae, a member of the National Assembly from the People Power Party representing Chungju, Chungbuk, announced on the 30th that he has taken the lead in proposing a revision to the "Act on Gender Equality in Employment and Work-Family Balance Support" to extend spousal paternity leave from 10 days to 20 days.

According to the revision, the current regulation allowing 10 days of unpaid family care leave annually for child-rearing will also be amended to provide one day of paid leave per child every half-year.

The bill also includes provisions to extend the parental leave period for workers with children aged 8 or younger, or in the second grade or below in elementary school, from the current one year to up to three years.

Rep. Lee said, "This revision aims to strengthen support for workers' work-family balance and minimize childcare and child care gaps in dual-income families," adding, "I hope it will help address the low birthrate issue."

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