According to the current Act, where a female employee who has been pregnant for not more than 12 weeks or for not less than 36 weeks requests a reduction of her work hours, the employer shall permit it.
However, despite the legislative purpose to consider the risk of miscarriage within 12 weeks and premature birth after 36 weeks of pregnancy, considering the working environment variables such as commuting and long working hours, the current Act overlooks the need to protect pregnant women within 36 weeks after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Therefore, this amendment aims to broadly protect all women who are pregnant by eliminating the restrictive provisions on the reduction of working hours with respect to the length of pregnancy (Article 74 (7)).

- Where a female employee who is pregnant requests a reduction of her work hours, the employer shall permit it (Article 74 (7)).