In Korea, taking a day off simply doesn't happen. Although I have to say that maternity and paternity leave in Korea is better than America.
Daddies get 5 paid days of leave. This sometimes includes Saturday and Sunday (because these are work days as well) and it just depends on your boss and how much you really want to fight it or not. Some laces only give 3 because they do not know (or they ignore) that the law has changed. It is our responsibility to check and review the laws. Most companies will count on foreigners being ignorant of such laws so do your research.
Keep in mind that while legally entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or need to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cause you to lose your job. All legal and okay. If you were to fight this you would *probably* not win. Again, the Koreanisms are against you. This happens to Koreans as well as foreigners.
As always, information is your friend. Whether or not it will aid you in your efforts is another matter altogether. Overall, it may not be possible to have all 5 days of paternity leave, but you will most likely be given at least 2 of them. If you have a good relationship with your boss in charge of such matters, you are more likely to get what you need. This is very true for Korean job relationships between worker and boss and for that matter, all over the world. If you are a jerk foreigner at your job, they won't help you. In fact, they may use this as an excuse to run you out of your job (per contracts).
Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2 (Paternity Leave) became effective in 2012.
Legal Office for Foreigners
Further Information
Act
on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article
18.2 - See more at:
http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.itylY7Nn.dpuf
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea.
You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave.
Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave,
legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you
no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that
they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you
that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not
you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
- See more at: http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.YtwovdbM.dpuf
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea.
You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave.
Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave,
legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you
no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that
they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you
that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not
you fight it is up to you.Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
- See more at: http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.YtwovdbM.dpuf
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
- See more at: http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.YtwovdbM.dpuf
Updated 19 March 2014
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
- 2014 Employment Policy on the Ministry of Labor's Website
- "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) became effective August 2012
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) on Facebook
- Pregnancy, Maternity, Childcare Leave Info in English
- American Embassy Lawyer List
- Ask Korea Law
- ATEK had a huge list of lawyers on their Legal Resource page but no longer exists and I don't know how to find the cache of this.
- Korea Business Central
- Korean Laws in English
- Labour Board: 1350 and 031-259-0203
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) Facebook group. Be sure to check out the files section.
- List of Lawyers (LOFT) (Legal Office for Foreign Teachers)
- Immigration: 1345. They're open from 9 to 5pm, but closed for lunch between 12-1pm. Press 1 for Korean, 2 for Chinese, and 3 for English. Have your ARC ready because you get faster service if you enter your ARC number.
- Kangnam Labor Law Firm
- KLAC (Korea Legal Aid Coroporation)
- Seoul Bar Association on Mondays from 2:00 to 5:00 PM has free legal advice. To get there take the subway to Seocho Station on Line #2 to Seocho Station (224) and go out exit 7. The office is behind the Hyundae Gas Station. Tel: 3476-8080.
- Seoul Global Center: 02-2075-4138. They have lots of useful info about living in Korea. They can also exchange driver's license for Korean ones for Canadians.
- Union TNC, Seoul, Jongro-gu, kyong eun dong, SK Building, 1st floor, Office 113. (Its by Anguk Station).Tel: 02-318-5274; Email:uniontnc@gmail.com
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea.
You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave.
Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave,
legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you
no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that
they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you
that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not
you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job. - See more at: http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.YtwovdbM.dpuf
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job. - See more at: http://tenderembracebirthing.blogspot.kr/2014/03/paternity-leave-in-korea.html#sthash.YtwovdbM.dpuf
Updated 19 March 2014
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
- 2014 Employment Policy on the Ministry of Labor's Website
- "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) became effective August 2012
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) on Facebook
- Pregnancy, Maternity, Childcare Leave Info in English
- American Embassy Lawyer List
- Ask Korea Law
- ATEK had a huge list of lawyers on their Legal Resource page but no longer exists and I don't know how to find the cache of this.
- Korea Business Central
- Korean Laws in English
- Labour Board: 1350 and 031-259-0203
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) Facebook group. Be sure to check out the files section.
- List of Lawyers (LOFT) (Legal Office for Foreign Teachers)
- Immigration: 1345. They're open from 9 to 5pm, but closed for lunch between 12-1pm. Press 1 for Korean, 2 for Chinese, and 3 for English. Have your ARC ready because you get faster service if you enter your ARC number.
- Kangnam Labor Law Firm
- KLAC (Korea Legal Aid Coroporation)
- Seoul Bar Association on Mondays from 2:00 to 5:00 PM has free legal advice. To get there take the subway to Seocho Station on Line #2 to Seocho Station (224) and go out exit 7. The office is behind the Hyundae Gas Station. Tel: 3476-8080.
- Seoul Global Center: 02-2075-4138. They have lots of useful info about living in Korea. They can also exchange driver's license for Korean ones for Canadians.
- Union TNC, Seoul, Jongro-gu, kyong eun dong, SK Building, 1st floor, Office 113. (Its by Anguk Station).Tel: 02-318-5274; Email:uniontnc@gmail.com
Updated 19 March 2014
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
Yesterday I wrote about maternity leave in Korea. You have similar problems with maternity leave as with paternity leave. Although some employers will balk at offering you paternity leave, legally you are entitled to get it. Some employers will simply tell you no out of ignorance while others will tell you no despite the fact that they know the opposite to be true. Sometimes they will try to tell you that Saturday and Sunday count towards paternity leave. Whether or not you fight it is up to you.
Legally you are entitled to 5 days paid paternity leave. You get 5 days. Some places only give 3 days since they don't know the law recently changed "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) and became effective August 2012.
Keep in mind that while legally you are entitled to paternity leave, they may decide that you can't get it at all, or that you have to pay for a replacement, or that fighting for paternity leave may cost you your job.
Paternity leave advice on EPK!
Paternity leave advice on AFIK
Paternity leave advice online
- 2014 Employment Policy on the Ministry of Labor's Website
- "Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation Article 18.2" (Paternity Leave) became effective August 2012
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) on Facebook
- Pregnancy, Maternity, Childcare Leave Info in English
- American Embassy Lawyer List
- Ask Korea Law
- ATEK had a huge list of lawyers on their Legal Resource page but no longer exists and I don't know how to find the cache of this.
- Korea Business Central
- Korean Laws in English
- Labour Board: 1350 and 031-259-0203
- Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT) Facebook group. Be sure to check out the files section.
- List of Lawyers (LOFT) (Legal Office for Foreign Teachers)
- Immigration: 1345. They're open from 9 to 5pm, but closed for lunch between 12-1pm. Press 1 for Korean, 2 for Chinese, and 3 for English. Have your ARC ready because you get faster service if you enter your ARC number.
- Kangnam Labor Law Firm
- KLAC (Korea Legal Aid Coroporation)
- Seoul Bar Association on Mondays from 2:00 to 5:00 PM has free legal advice. To get there take the subway to Seocho Station on Line #2 to Seocho Station (224) and go out exit 7. The office is behind the Hyundae Gas Station. Tel: 3476-8080.
- Seoul Global Center: 02-2075-4138. They have lots of useful info about living in Korea. They can also exchange driver's license for Korean ones for Canadians.
- Union TNC, Seoul, Jongro-gu, kyong eun dong, SK Building, 1st floor, Office 113. (Its by Anguk Station).Tel: 02-318-5274; Email:uniontnc@gmail.com
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