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Fourth Basic Plan for Low Fertility and Aging
Introduced ‘punitive damages’ for a gender-equal work environment
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Starting in 2022, if parents with children under the age of 12 months enjoy parental leave at the same time, a maximum of 15 million won will be granted for three months. The intention is to induce the spread of parental leave, which are in a state of stagnation, especially “parental leave”. Furthermore, the introduction of a “punitive compensation system for damages” is also promoted so that women can work in an environment of gender equality. On the 15th, the government deliberated and confirmed the ‘IV Basic Plan for Low Fertility and Aging Society’, which will be the basis of population policy for the next five years from 2021 to 2025. The government emphasized that through the Plan Basic Yvon, the basic point of view was changed from the ‘national development strategy’, which viewed individuals from the perspective of work and productive power, to the individual’s strategy to improve the quality of meat. For younger generations who plan their lives on the basis of work, a policy is introduced to promote “personal care (joint parenting)” so that marriage and childbirth do not become an obstacle or result in the burden of one of the parts. To this end, a new plan will be established to provide up to 3 million won per month (100% normal salary) for all parents who have children within 12 months of age during 3 months of parental leave. When both parents take parental leave, the maximum amount of support (100% of normal salary) that can be received is 4 million won in the first month, 5 million won in the second month, and 6 million won in the month. third month. Altogether, it’s 15 million won for three months. Previously, 80% of normal wages were paid to the first parental leave and 100% to the second parental leave through the so-called “ Parental Leave Bonus System ”, but the rate of use of parental leave of men it was only 24.2% (as of 2018). In addition, the “ 0 year and 1 year old infant allowance ”, which pays a fixed monthly allowance to all 0 and 1 year old babies, will also be introduced from birth in 2022. By gradually increasing the scale of support , it is planned to be able to receive 500,000 won per month for children ages 0 and 1 by 2025. In addition, starting in 2022, a plan will be put in place to increase support for pregnancy and delivery treatment expenses in the 600,000 won health insurance. to 1 million won, and to provide a one-time salary of 2 million won to reduce the burden of diapers and powdered milk during labor.
Provided by the Low Fertility and Aging Society Committee
A policy is also introduced to guarantee the “right to work under equal conditions” so that women can maintain their careers without the disadvantages of marriage and childbirth. The government cited “statistical discrimination” as one reason young women avoid childbirth to maintain their “career.” ‘Statistical discrimination’ means that women discriminate against men throughout the employment process against all groups of women with the prejudice that productivity will decline, such as decreasing working hours after marriage and childbirth. Consequently, a new reparation procedure was established through the ‘Labor Committee’ to reinforce reparations for damages due to sexual discrimination and sexual harassment in companies, and the introduction of a ‘punitive compensation system for damages’ is also promoted. Unlike the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission for correction or costly and time-consuming civil and criminal trials, the Labor Commission, which is an administrative agency composed of workers, administration and public interest, must issue a correction order to the employer if he directly interrogates the parties to confirm illegality. May l. A fine of no more than 100 million won is imposed on business owners who fail to comply with the corrective order. Furthermore, the introduction of a punitive damage compensation system is also promoted to directly compensate the victim within three times the amount of damage when companies deliberately discriminate against sex repeatedly. The introduction of the ‘Gender Equality Management Disclosure System’ is also being promoted to disseminate information such as the hiring rate of corporate employees, the proportion of women among employees and the gender pay gap. Furthermore, it plans to add a hiring cost element to ‘Affirmative Action’ so that companies can autonomously correct gender discrimination practices. There is also a plan to improve the quality and poor evaluation of jobs that primarily employ women, such as care work. A committee was formed to improve the quality of care work, and the ‘Social Service Institute’, which directly provides care services to the public, is also expanding nationwide. In addition, sexual education is reinforced from an egalitarian perspective to guarantee the right to sex and reproduction throughout life. Support for women without a professional career will also be strengthened. Services such as career planning counseling will be expanded to prevent career interruptions during childbirth and breastfeeding periods, and if the company maintains employment after completing the ‘Saeil Women’ internship, the employment support system for women With career breaks, she has decided to provide a work incentive of 800,000 won. . In addition, it plans to support the advancement of women in science and technology through mentoring for women in science and engineering, and to support startups by establishing a women-only venture fund worth 60 billion won from 2020 to 22. By Lim Jae-woo, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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