🙋Leave Entitlement for KMU Full-time Faculty and Staff (not applicable to project personnel)

Governing Regulation:   Leave Regulations for Faculty and Staff

Type

Length Granted

Entitlement

Supporting Document Required

Personal

(Family Care,
Physical and Mental Adjustment)

Leave

14 days/
school year

Where a teacher or employee needs to take care of personal matters, personal leave may be granted, provided that the aggregate number of days of personal leave taken does not exceed 14 days per year.
In the event that a family member needs to take the vaccination, has a serious disease, or has other major matters that a teacher or employee must personally deal with, he or she can take up to 7 days of family care leave per year. For purposes of physical and mental adjustment, physical and mental adjustment leave may be granted for up to 3 days per year. The number of days taken as family care leave and physical and mental adjustment leave shall be included in the calculation of personal leave.
Where the aggregate number of days of personal and family care leave taken in a year exceeds 7 days, wages will be deducted on a daily basis.

Sick

(Menstrual)

Leave

30(3)days/
school year

Individuals who need to rest and recuperate due to illness or medical diagnosis may take sick leave during the treatment or rest period, with thirty days allowed per academic year.
Female teachers or employees having difficulties in performing their work during the menstruation period may request 1-day menstrual leave each month. If the cumulative menstrual leaves do not exceed 3 days in a year, said leaves shall not be counted toward days off for sick leave. All additional menstrual leaves shall be counted toward days off for sick leave.
For those suffering from a serious illness not curable within a short period, or requiring leave for pregnancy-related medical treatment as diagnosed by a physician, an Extended Sick Leave may be granted upon special application and approval after all entitled sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave have been exhausted. The total duration of Extended Sick Leave shall not exceed one year within a two-year period.
Where the aggregate number of days of (prolonged) sick leave taken in a year exceeds 6 months, wages will be deducted on a daily basis.

(i) medical certificate for sick leave taken 2 or more consecutive days

(ii) an approved official letter with a medical certificate for sick leave exceeding 30 days

Wedding
Leave

14 days

The wedding leave shall be completed within 3 months of the 10th day before the wedding registration. If a special case is approved, the leave shall be completed within 1 year after the wedding registration.

household registration transcript

Assisted Reproductive Leave 7 days Female faculty and staff undergoing assisted reproductive treatment are entitled to seven days of leave each year for this purpose, which can be taken in multiple segments. diagnosis certificate from an assisted reproductive institution approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Pre-Maternity
Leave

8 days

Female teachers or employees may request pre-maternity leave for pregnancy checkups.

mother's handbook or medical certificate

Maternity (Miscarriage)
Leave

14-42days

For pregnancy less than 12 weeks: 14 days
For pregnancy over 12 weeks but less than 20 weeks: 21 days
For pregnancy over 20 weeks: 42 days
The calculation of the number of days includes the 12 summer appreciation days off granted by the university and excludes regular days off, rest days, and national holidays. This leave should be applied for not later than the delivery day unless the delivery day falls on one of the aforementioned excludable days.

medical certificate or birth certificate

Pregnancy Checkup Accompany and Paternity Leave

7 days

Except that the pregnancy checkup leave shall only be applicable during the gestation period of the spouses, teachers/employees shall have paternity leave during a 15-day window before and after the day their spouses are in labor.

mother's handbook, medical certificate, or birth certificate

Unpaid
Parental 
Leave 

6 months ~
2 years/ child

Both male and female teachers/employeeswho have been in service for six months or more with children under 3 years old can take up to 2 years of child-rearing leave without pay.
The duration of unpaid parental leave shall not be, in principle, less than 6 months each time.Where leave of less than 6 months is required, the duration and frequency of applications shall be as follows: 1.30 days or more but less than 6 months: limited to two applications. 2.Less than 30 days: applications may be made on a daily basis, but the cumulative total shall not exceed 30 days.
The application procedures are as follows: 1.For leave of 30 days or more: application shall be submitted 10 days in advance. 2.For leave of less than 30 days: application shall be submitted 5 days in advance. However, where personal care is required due to a child’s illness, suspension of childcare services, or school closure, the application may be submitted one day in advance. In cases of sudden emergencies where advance notice is not feasible, the application may be submitted by an authorized representative.

approved application with the child’s birth certificate

Funeral
Leave

5~21 days

21 Days: Death of spouse
15 Days: Death of a parent
10 Days: Death of step-parent, spouse’s parent, children
5 Days: Death of great-grandparent, grandparent, spouse’s grandparent, spouse’s step-parent, sibling
Funeral leave shall be completed within 100 days from the date of death.

obituary or household registration cancellation transcript

Official

(Occupational Injury and Sickness)

Leave

varies from case to case

Where a teacher/employee must be granted leave for public affairs pursuant to laws, regulations, or official business, he or she is to be granted leave according to the actual number of days required.
Where a teacher/employee is injured, disabled, or sick as a result of an occupational accident, he or she is to be granted leave during the period of medical treatment or rest.

approved official letter

Annual
Leave

3~30days/
year (running from the person's anniversary date) 

3 days for service of 6 months or more but less than 1 year
7 days for service of 1 year or more but less than 2 years
10 days for service of 2 years or more but less than 3 years
14 days for service of 3 years or more but less than 5 years
15 days for service of 5 years or more but less than 10 years
1 additional day for each year of service over 10 years up to a maximum of 30 days

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Governing Regulation:    Labor Standards Act,  Regulations of Leave-Taking by Workers