(1) Reasons for Proposal

The amendment aims to enhance the protection of the rights of workers by introducing a corrective procedure to the labor relations commission for workers who sustain damage from sexual discrimination in employment and sexual harassment at work and to enhance the maternal and fetal protection for pregnant workers by allowing the use of childcare leave during pregnancy, thereby contributing towards resolving low birthrates. 

(2) Major Provisions

A. Establish a remedy procedure for the labor relations commission (Article 25-2 through 25-10)

Introduce a corrective procedure to the labor relations commission for workers who sustain damage from sexual discrimination in employment and sexual harassment at work based on the prior legislative cases on the corrective procedures on discrimination such as the Act on the Protection, etc. of Fixed-term and Part-time Employees so as to ensure that appropriate corrective actions, including the suspension of discriminatory acts, improvement in working conditions, and adequate compensation, are enforced. 

B. Introduce the use of childcare leave during pregnancy (Articles 19 and 19-4)

Ease the requirements for the use of childcare leave to ensure that childcare leave is used even during pregnancy, and the used childcare leave is not deducted from the number of divided uses. 

C. Amend those who are subject to the prohibition on demanding physical conditions, unmarried status, etc., in hiring from "female employees" to "employees" (Article 7 (2))

The previous Act prohibited business owners from demanding physical conditions such as appearance and height, unmarried status, etc. However, as there are no reasonable grounds to limit those to “female employees,” the “female employees” entry is amended to “employees.”