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the BLI for the process of the aforementioned the amendments of the Directions for Pregnancy
subsidy affair. The Ministry of Labor had also Checkup Leave Wage Subsidies on the same day
announced the amendments of the Directions for and revised the name to “Directions for Wage
Pregnancy Checkup Leave Wage Subsidies on the Subsidies of Pregnancy Checkup Leave, Pregnancy
same day and revised the name to “Directions Checkup Accompaniment and Paternity Leave”
for Wage Subsidies of Pregnancy Checkup Leave, which was taken into effect on the day of the
Pregnancy Checkup Accompaniment and Paternity announcement.
Leave” which was taken into effect on the day of the
announcement. 1. Applicable Subjects and Eligibility
The Regulations shall be applicable to the
1. Applicable Subjects and Eligibility employers who hire employees covered by the Act
The Regulations shall be applicable to the of Gender Equality in Employment, and grant paid
employees who are covered by the Act of Gender pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity
Equality in Employment, as well as the employers leaves to their employees for the sixth and seventh
who grant paid pregnancy checkup leaves to their days of the leave (Employers who are required to
employees for the sixth and seventh days of the grant paid pregnancy checkup accompaniment and
leave (Employers who are required to grant paid paternity leaves under other regulations shall not be
pregnancy checkup leaves under other regulations applicable to the Regulation).
shall not be applicable to the Regulation).
2. Subsidy Standard
2. Subsidy Standard The subsidy shall be granted based on the total
The subsidy shall be granted based on the total salary actually paid by the employer to the employee
salary actually paid by the employer to the employee for the sixth and seventh days of the pregnancy
for the sixth and seventh days of the pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leave.
checkup leave.

Wage Subsidies of

Pregnancy Checkup

Accompaniment and

Paternity Leave

On January 18, 2022, amendments of Article 15
of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment were
implemented stipulating that after employers have
paid the required salaries for pregnancy checkup
accompaniment and paternity leave, employers
may apply to the central competent authority for
subsidy if the leaves have exceeded 5 days. The
central competent authority shall entrust the BLI
for the process of the aforementioned subsidy
affair. The Ministry of Labor had also announced

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