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These regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph 5 of Article 16 of the Gender Equality in Employment Act.

An employee applying for parental leave without pay for raising his (or her) children shall submit the application to the employer.
The means of submission under the preceding paragraph shall be agreed in advance by the employee and the employer and may be made in writing, by email, via communications software, or by other methods using technological devices. The application shall specify the following information:
1. Name and job title.
2. Start and end dates of the unpaid parental leave period.
3. Date of birth, month and year of the child(ren).
4. Address of the residence and contact telephone numbers during the period of parental leave.
5. Whether or not to continuously participate in the original social insurance programs.
During the period of parental leave without pay, each leave period shall be, in principle, for a duration of no less than six months. If an employee needs to take leave for less than six months, the duration and number of applications for parental leave without pay shall be as follows:
1. Thirty days or more but less than six months: limited to two times.
2. Less than thirty days: each application may be made in units of days; provided that the combined total shall be limited to thirty days.
The procedures for an employee to apply to the employer for parental leave without pay for raising children are as follows:
1. Where the period of parental leave without pay for raising child(ren) is thirty days or more: submit the application ten days in advance.
2. Where the period is less than thirty days: submit the application five days in advance; provided that where the employee must take personal care of the child(ren) due to the child’s illness or the suspension of childcare services or classes, the application may be submitted one day in advance.
Under the proviso to Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, where an employee is unable, due to unexpected circumstances, to submit the application one day in advance, the employee may authorize another person to handle the application procedures on the employee’s behalf.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), an employee on leave may consult and negotiate with his (or her) employer to move forward or postpone his (or her) date of reinstatement.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), unless there are other arrangements made by the employer and employee, the period shall not be included in working seniority for the employee on leave.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), if an employee on leave intends to terminate the labor contract, he (or she) shall process the termination in accordance with the related statutes and administrative regulations.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), an employer may hire a replacement to execute the work formerly performed by the employee on leave.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), an employee on leave shall not sign a labor contract with another person.

During the period of unpaid parental leave for raising child(ren), an employer shall contact his (or her) employee on leave and inform him (or her) about educational training programs which are related to his (or her) official duties or obligations.

These Regulations shall be effective on the date of promulgation.
The provisions of these Regulations amended and promulgated on June 4, 2021 shall be effective on July 1, 2021. The provisions amended and promulgated on January 18, 2022 shall be effective on the same date. The provisions amended and promulgated on November 21, 2025 shall be effective on January 1, 2026.