A Study on the Laws and Policies Relating to Work-Family Balance

일-가정 균형과 관련된 법과 정책의 비교고찰

  • 정영금 (가톨릭대학교 소비자주거학)
  • Published : 2009.05.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare the laws and policies relating to work-family balance with foreign cases, and to analyse the problems in implementing those laws and policies. For these purpose, this study compares family leave policies, working hams policies, public care policies in other countries. And these laws in Korea are shown. This study also analyse the policies for work-family balance in labor policy, family policy, gender policy and saeromaji plan. The results are as follows; policies for work-family balance are limited to child care and family leave. Laws for family leave are various and proper. But implementing rate of policy goal is low and a few people can benefit by those laws and policies. So, wide-range policies for work-family balance which all the families can benefit are needed.

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