Article 84 (Payment Standards for Early Re-employment Allowance)

The "standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 64 (1) of this Act refer to cases where an eligible recipient who has re-employed after 14 days have passed from the date of reporting unemployment under Article 42 of this Act is re-employed, with more than half of the prescribed benefit days under Article 50 of this Act remaining as of the day before the re-employment date, and falls under any of the following subparagraphs. <Amended on Feb. 8, 2010, July 12, 2010, Dec. 24, 2013, Dec. 26, 2023, June 2, 2025> 1. In cases of being continuously employed for 12 months or more, or being a person aged 65 or older at the time of separation from employment (limited to those who maintained their insured status from before age 65 until they reached 65; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 86), and recognized by the head of the employment stabilization agency as likely to be continuously employed for 6 months or more, in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor. However, cases where the eligible recipient falls under any of the following are excluded. a. Re-employment by the employer of the business from which they were last separated, or by an affiliated employer as prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor. b. Employment by an employer who promised employment before the date of reporting unemployment under Article 42 of this Act. c. Employment as a public official under the State Public Officials Act or the Local Public Officials Act. However, employment as a public official subject to membership is excluded. d. Receiving wages equal to or exceeding the wage amount announced and published by the Minister of Employment and Labor, considering the purpose of the early re-employment allowance system and the average worker's income. e. Serving or performing duties as a reserve for onboard duty, a research personnel, or an industrial technical personnel under Article 2 (1) (9), (16), or (17) of the Military Service Act. 2. In cases of continuously operating a business for 12 months or more, or being a person aged 65 or older at the time of separation from employment, and recognized by the head of the employment stabilization agency as likely to continuously operate a business for 6 months or more, in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor.