Reasons for Proposal
The current Act stipulates that an owner of a workplace which hires at least 300 full-time female workers or at least 500 full-time workers shall establish a workplace child care center.
However, there is no ground to regulate this provision even if there is discrimination based on the type of employment such as regular employees, fixed-term workers, and temporary agency workers.
Therefore, this amendment aims to allow workers to use workplace child care centers regardless of their types of employment by prohibiting business owners, who should establish and operate workplace child care centers or entrust child care centers, from discriminating against employees based on their type of employment (Article 14 (2) and Article 56 (1)).
Major Provisions
Prohibit business owners, who should establish and operate workplace child care centers or entrust child care centers, from discriminating against employees based on their type of employment and, in case of violation, impose an administrative fine (Article 14 (2) and Article 56 (1)