Legislation

Employment Insurance Act as amended in 2021

Summary

The Employment Insurance Act regulates the employment insurance system in the Republic of Korea. The 2021 amendments introduced provisions regarding the application to insured workers (" a person, not an employee..."). These provisions include the obligation for platform operators to report the acquisition of insured status for such workers and the possibility to be requested to provide further information. 

Additional provisions may be contained in the original Act that are not covered in this summary. For complete information, please refer to the full text of the Act.

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