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"I quit, but I can still get unemployment benefits?"… Voluntary resignees can also receive them, but is it true?

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  1. Unemployment benefits are in principle intended for those who left involuntarily, but voluntary resignees with a valid reason may exceptionally also receive them.
  2. To apply, one must have been enrolled in employment insurance for at least 180 days, and wage arrears of two months or more and workplace bullying are cited as valid reasons.
  3. The government is discussing a plan to provide young people who resigned for a career change with 1 million won per month, for up to four months.

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"I quit, but I can still get unemployment benefits?"… Voluntary resignees can also receive them, but is it true?

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “내가 그만뒀는데 실업급여가 된다고?”… 자발적 퇴사자도 받을 수 있다는데, 진짜일까?

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