Changwon Special City Extends Workers' 'Sangbyeongsudang' Until 2025

Changwon Special City announced on the 3rd that the pilot project for Phase 1 of the Sick Leave Allowance will be extended until 2025. The Phase 1 pilot project, which began in July last year, was originally scheduled to end in June this year, but the project period has been extended until 2025 in accordance with government policy.

Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Se-ryeong Lee

The Sick Leave Allowance is a system that provides minimum income compensation when workers are unable to engage in economic activities due to illnesses or injuries unrelated to their work. Changwon Special City was selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Phase 1 pilot project last year, allowing local workers to benefit from it.

Since the project started, 1,681 allowance applications have been submitted in Changwon over 11 months until May 31, of which 1,576 cases amounting to 1.047 billion KRW have been paid.

The Sick Leave Allowance is a system that supports up to 46,180 KRW per day for a maximum of 90 days to Korean nationals aged 15 to under 65 who reside in Changwon and are enrolled in workplace health insurance, employment or industrial accident insurance, or are self-employed, provided they are hospitalized for three or more days due to non-work-related illness or injury and meet the eligibility requirements.

Workers who suffer from illness or injury must apply to the Changwon Jungbu branch of the National Health Insurance Service within 60 days from the date of discharge.

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