A bill allowing annual leave to be split and used in hourly units passed the National Assembly's Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee.
The committee approved amendments to the Labor Standards Act with these provisions at a general meeting on the 7th. The bill provides grounds for using annual leave in hourly units as well as in half-day increments for the morning or afternoon.
The bill also stipulates a fine of up to 5 million won on employers who disadvantage workers for requesting or using annual leave.
The committee also approved amendments to the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act to expand paid leave within infertility treatment leave to four days. Currently, only two of the six days of infertility treatment leave are paid.
In addition, the bill further specifies those subject to punishment for workplace sexual harassment. It states that, in addition to business owners, corporate representatives and their relatives who are supervisors or workers are also subject to punishment if they commit sexual harassment.