According to a survey conducted in South Korea for the time period of 2022, around 43 percent of respondents stated that they did not take childcare leave as it would increase the work burden of their colleagues. About one in four reported that it was discouraged by the work environment or company culture.
Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022
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Difficult finding replacements
Increasing coworkers' work burden
Increased labor costs
Discouraged by work environment
Other*
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MOEL (South Korea). (December 28, 2023). Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/
MOEL (South Korea). "Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022." Chart. December 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/
MOEL (South Korea). (2023). Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/
MOEL (South Korea). "Reasons for Not Using The Childcare Leave System in South Korea from 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/
MOEL (South Korea), Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Reasons for not using the childcare leave system in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 [Graph], MOEL (South Korea), December 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412771/south-korea-childcare-leave-disuse-reasons/