Regulations Governing Extension of Unemployment Benefit Payment to Workers with Employment Insurance Article 5

Workers with one of the following conditions are not allowed to apply for extension of unemployment benefit payment:1.Those who have claimed all their unemployment benefits in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the Act before the extension described in Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of these Regulations is publicly announced and enforced.2.Those who have claimed all their unemployment benefits in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of these Regulations before the extension described in Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the same regulations is publicly announced and enforced.When workers of 45 years of age or older or with a disability certificate from the competent authority apply for withdrawal from employment insurance due to separation from their jobs, the insurer shall pay them unemployment benefits up to the maximum of nine months in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the Act; Paragraph 1 of Article 2 and Article 2 of these Regulations shall not apply. However, in the event that the unemployment benefit payment extension described in Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of these Regulations has been publicly announced and remained effective, the insurer shall pay the said workers unemployment benefits up to the maximum of 12 months in total.