This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2022; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:

The provisions of Article 61-7, paragraph (3) of the Employment Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4 apply to a person who begins the leave prescribed in Article 61-7, paragraph (1) of that Act on or after the date on which the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "item (ii) effective date" in this Article), and with regard to a person who began the leave prescribed in Article 61-7, paragraph (1) of the Employment Insurance Act prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 4 before the item (ii) effective date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

①The provisions of Article 61-7 of the Employment Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 5 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Employment Insurance Act" in this Article) apply to a person who begins the childcare leave prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article on or after the item (iii) effective date, and with regard to a person who began the leave prescribed in Article 61-7, paragraph (1) of the Employment Insurance Act prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 5 (referred to as the "former Employment Insurance Act" in the following paragraph) before the item (iii) effective date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 61-7, paragraph (2) of the new Employment Insurance Act in the case where there is leave prescribed in Article 61-7, paragraph (1) of the former Employment Insurance Act that was begun before the item (iii) effective date (limited to leave taken by a worker to raise the child pertaining to that leave within the period up to the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed from the date of birth of the child (where the child was born before the expected date of confinement, the period from the date of birth until the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed from the expected date of confinement, and where the child was born after the expected date of confinement, the period from the expected date of confinement until the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed from the date of birth), and that pertains to the payment of childcare leave benefits), the phrase "those falling under" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "those falling under and the leave prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members and the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 58 of 2021)".

③The provisions of Article 61-8 of the new Employment Insurance Act apply to a person who begins the parental leave prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article on or after the item (iii) effective date.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.