workers' compensation programs, rehabilitation supports and welfare improvements.
WCI Rehabilitation
Substitute workers program
- WCI Rehabilitation
- Support for Employers
- Substitute workers program
Eligible workers
- A small business owner with fewer than 20 full-time workers (the end of the month to which the industrial accident belongs) who:
- (IIWs) persons with a disability grade or in medical care approval period for more than 2 months (60 days), and whose employment is maintained for 30 days or longer after returning to the job without any job cuts.
- (Substitute workers) New employees who are hired after the industrial accident to maintain employment for 30 days or longer.
Coverage criteria
- Returning the IIW to the original workplace without a job cut, maintaining employment for 30 days or longer
- Maintaining employment for 30 days or longer by hiring new substitute workers after the industrial accident date
※Exclusions:
- (employers) In case of- failure to pay WCI premiums
- the subsidy has already been received under another statute
- another worker is adjusted(due to managerial requirements, etc.)during the support period
- the substitute worker is not insured for employment or workers’ compensation
Scope of coverage
- Up to six months from the date of initial employment of a substitute worker
- Within 50% of the wage paid by the employer to a substitute worker(maximum of 600,000 won per month)