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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT Enforcement Date 01. Jan, 2016Article 45~Article47

Article 45 (Granting Loans to Cover Skill Development Expenses) (1) Where an insured worker (insured self-employed workers shall be limited to those for whom 180 days have passed in aggregate since purchase of insurance as at the date of an announcement of credit business for the relevant year) is admitted to or enrolled in any of the following schools and facilities on his/her own account pursuant to Article 29 (1), the Minister of Employment and Labor may fully or partially grant a loan for the relevant school expenses within the budget:   <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20799, Jun. 5, 2008; Presidential Decree No. 21348, Mar. 12, 2009; Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 22356, Aug. 25, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23513, Jan. 13, 2012>

1.A polytechnic college prescribed in the Act on the Development of Workplace Skills of Workers;

2.A lifelong education facility in the form of a distance learning college whose graduates shall be recognized as having an academic background and degree equivalent to that of graduates from a junior college, university, or college prescribed in Article 33 (3) of the Lifelong Education Act;

3. A school prescribed in Article 2 of the Higher Education Act.

(2) The Minister of Employment and Labor may fully or partially grant a loan to an insured worker who receives vocational skills development training within the budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to any of the following courses:   <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

1. Activities of exchanging information, such as seminars and symposiums, or general culture courses on current affairs or general knowledge;

2. Courses provided as a hobby, pastime, or sports;

3. Other courses deemed inappropriate by the Minister of Employment and Labor as vocational skills development training courses.

(3) The scope of the persons eligible for loans to help cover tuition fees incurred in a foreign language course as part of vocational skills development training under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

(4) The interest rate on loans prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (3), the term of such loans, and other conditions of the loans shall be prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor, subject to prior consultation with the Minister of Strategy and Finance.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20681, Feb. 29, 2008; Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

(5) Matters concerning the selection of the persons eligible for loans prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (3), the procedure for granting loans, and other matters necessary for granting such loans shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor .  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

Article 46 (Subsidization of Expenses for Development of Abilities) (1) The Minister of Employment and Labor may, pursuant to Article 29 (1) of the Act, pay all or some of the school expenses, within the budget, on behalf of insured workers of enterprises eligible for preferential support (excluding insured self-employed workers), who are admitted to or enrolled in a school or facility falling under any subparagraph of Article 45 (1) and who demonstrates excellent academic performance.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23513, Jan. 13, 2012>

(2) Necessary matters concerning the selection of persons eligible for subsidization under paragraph (1), the amount and methods of such subsidization shall be prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

Article 47 (Assistance in Employment Training) (1) The Minister of Employment and Labor may provide vocational training courses for the unemployed that are deemed necessary for starting a business or finding jobs, as prescribed in Article 29 (2) of the Act:   < Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011; Presidential Decree No. 25022, Dec. 24, 2013>

1. through 4. Deleted.  <by Presidential Decree No. 25022, Dec. 24, 2013>

(2) The expenses incurred in connection with the training courses for employment under paragraph (1) may be paid to persons who attend such training courses or the institutions that provide such training courses: Provided, That where a person who receives training has paid training fees with credit cards prescribed in Article 2 of the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, as prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor, and a credit card business entity who issued the credit card has paid the training fee to the training institution, the Minister of Employment and Labor may pay the training fee to the relevant credit card business entity on behalf of the trainee.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21152, Dec. 3, 2008; Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

(3) Where an unemployed person who attends an employment training course prescribed in paragraph (1) is not eligible for job-seeking benefits prescribed in Article 43 (1) of the Act, the Minister of Employment and Labor may pay him/her the training allowance.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011; Presidential Decree No. 25022, Dec. 24, 2013>

(4) The Minister of Employment and Labor may extend a loan to fully or partially cover training expenses to a person who was formerly insured, but am now unemployed and who attends the employment training course prescribed in paragraph (1).  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011; Presidential Decree No. 25022, Dec. 24, 2013>

(5) Matters concerning the selection of persons eligible for loans prescribed in paragraph (4), procedures for extending such loans, the number of such loans extended, and other necessary matters for extension of such loans shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

(6) The institutions offering training courses for employment prescribed in paragraph (1) and other matters necessary for the implementation of employment training courses shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011>

Article 47-2 (Loan for Living Expenses during Vocational Skills Development Training) (1) "Low-income insured workers, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 29 (3) of the Act means any of the following persons:   <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010; Presidential Decree No. 25022, Dec. 24, 2013>

1.An insured worker falling under any subparagraph of Article 41 (3), who meets the requirements for selection determined and publicly announced by the Minister of Employment and Labor, in consideration of the income level, the previous loan records, etc.;

2.A former insured worker (excluding a person who receives unemployment benefits under Chapter IV of the Act) who was unemployed when he/she applied for a loan for living expenses under Article 29 (3) of the Act, and meets the selection requirements determined and publicly announced by the Minister of Employment and Labor, in consideration of the income level of his/her spouse, the relationships with lineal descendants or ascendants, previous loan records, etc.;

3.The insured falling under subparagraph 1 (b) of Article 2 of the Act, who meets the selection requirements determined and publicly announced by the Minister of Employment and Labor, in consideration of the income level, the previous loan record, etc.

(2) The living expenses prescribed in Article 29 (3) of the Act may be loaned within the budget.

(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall determine whether to extend loans for living expenses incurred in the execution of vocational skills development training to an applicant who receives such training by verifying whether the applicant meets the eligibility for loans prescribed in paragraph (1) .  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

(4) Matters concerning application for loans prescribed in paragraph (3), procedures for determining whether to extend loans, loan cancellation, the amount of loan and methods for repayment, etc. and other necessary matters concerning the operation of a loan mechanism shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.  <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>

[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 21348, Mar. 12, 2009]