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Lee Soo-yeon (39), a 39-year-old office worker who completed just one year of parental leave earlier this month, has many concerns about reinstatement. This is because the boy who just turned the stone “ escapes ” only when he sees his husband, perhaps because Mr. Lee was taking care of him during the leave period. “Even if my son plays with my husband, I always try to eat milk or sleep with my mother.” On the other hand, Mr. Lee never stayed away from his son for a moment during the period of absence. It was absolutely impossible to get out for a quick breath. When I went to the bathroom, it was difficult to take my eyes off the boy, so I had to hold the door open. After returning to work, Mr. Lee is concerned about whether she will be able to share parenting with her husband, who “is not familiar with the child.” “Because there is a big difference between having one more person in the house and the situation without them. Children form an attachment relationship with the people they see every day, so I think it should be a condition for a couple to raise their children together from the beginning of parenthood. ”
Provided by the Committee of the Society on Aging and Low Fertility
The government has presented a medium and long-term policy to promote “joint care” (joint parenting) in which couples work together and care for them together and create a gender-equal work environment. The Fourth Basic Plan for Low Fertility and Aging Society (2021 ~ 2025), confirmed at the Cabinet Meeting on the 15th, extends parental leave by providing up to 15 million won for three months if parents with children within 12 months of age take parental leave at the same time. There are several plans for this. Among parental leave, when the child is less than 0 years old, the proportion of parental leave (the National Statistical Office of 2018) is 73% for women and 24.2% for men. The government determined that ‘parental leave for the father’ is important for young couples living on the premise of double income. When the “3 months + 3 months simultaneous parental leave system” is introduced, parents with children under 12 months of age can receive up to 15 million won (100% of normal salary) if they take parental leave for 3 months . It is a structure in which the longer the “parenting together with the father and mother” lasts, the greater the support fund. For one month, the maximum is 4 million won, but for two months together, up to 9 million won, and for three months together, up to 15 million won. So far, if parents take parental leave sequentially, the first parental leave (usually the mother) is up to 4.5 million won for 3 months (normal salary 80%), and the second parental leave (dad) is up to 7.5 million won (normal salary is 100%), etc. I could get 10,000 won. After three months of parental leave, the remaining leave period (4-12 months) will also increase from the current maximum of 1.2 million won per month to 1.5 million won per month. It is under discussion whether it will apply to children born in 2022 or to children born before that date. Through this, the government plans to expand the number of parental leave from 105,000 (2019) to 200,000 by 2025. Park Jin-kyung, general secretary of the Committee of the Low and Old Birth Society, said: “There are many cases in countries which have an effect on the fertility rate when a couple or society creates an environment in which they are cared for Support measures have also been prepared to reduce the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises resulting from the activation of parental leave. Businesses that are eligible for priority support, such as small and medium-sized enterprises, will receive a subsidy of 2 million won per month if workers take parental leave for more than three months. Small and medium-sized enterprises that have retained employment of returnees from parental leave for more than a year receive a tax deduction of 15-30% of their labor costs. The government also announced plans to gradually expand the number of e Employees who are eligible for parental leave benefits, which are currently only covered by employment insurance, to all employees, including special-type workers, artists, platform workers, and freelancers. However, the government has attached a clue to the ‘right to universal parental leave’ which undergoes a ‘social consultation according to the roadmap to solve blind spots in employment insurance’. Support is also being strengthened to reduce the burden of child support and medical expenses in the early stages of labor, when couples face great difficulties. The infant allowances (0-24 months) will be re-established for children born in 2022. The support system, which is currently divided into child care payment allowance and child rearing allowance (150,000 to 200,000 won per month), is combined into a child allowance so parents can use it for childcare services or direct parenting expenses as needed. The amount of support will be increased in stages and will be paid 500,000 won per month in 2025. Starting in 2022, the amount of support for the costs of pregnancy treatment and delivery of the existing health insurance will increase from 600,000 won to 1 million won. . A lump sum of 2 million won is also paid, which is a “birth congratulatory fund” that can be used without usage restrictions.
Provided by the Committee of the Society on Aging and Low Fertility
A policy is also introduced to guarantee the “right of women to work on an equal footing”, so that women can maintain their careers without suffering the disadvantages of marriage and childbirth. First, a reparation procedure will be established through the Labor Commission to strengthen resources for victims of sexual discrimination and sexual harassment in companies. Unlike costly and time-consuming civil and criminal lawsuits, the Labor Commission, which is an agreement-based administrative agency comprised of three members from labor, management, and the public interest, can issue a corrective order to the employer upon questioning directly to the parties to confirm the illegality. . In particular, the introduction of the “punitive damage compensation system” is being promoted. The punitive damage compensation system is a system in which a company directly compensates victims within three times the amount of damage when sex is purposely discriminated against or repeatedly discriminated against sex. Along with this, a new ‘Gender Equality Management Disclosure System’ will be established to disclose information such as the gender ratio in hiring employees, the female ratio among employees and the gender pay gap. By Lim Jae-woo, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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