What is fetal checkup time?

It means giving pregnant female employees working for a company time to go to an obstetrician to have their fetus checked.

Legal regulations

Article 74-2 of the Labor Standards Act

💡Employers must allow pregnant female workers to take the time necessary to receive regular prenatal checkups as stipulated in Article 10 of the Mother and Child Health Act.

Conditions of use

If a pregnant female employee requests time off from work to receive a regular health checkup, the company is required to approve the request.

• It is paid. In other words, your salary will be paid normally.
• It is not a full day off. (You don't have to give them all 8 hours)
• You must provide the number of times corresponding to Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Rules of the Mother and Child Health Act.
  • Up to 28 weeks of pregnancy: 1 time every 4 weeks
  • From 29 weeks to 36 weeks of pregnancy: 1 time every 2 weeks
  • After 37 weeks of pregnancy: 1 time every week
• The law does not clearly specify how many hours must be given.

General application

• Since the law does not clearly specify the time, it is often used in the form of going to the hospital before work or immediately after work, rather than going to the hospital after work.
• It is generally common to apply half a day (4 hours).
• This is just a general guideline, and each company may have its own regulations.

Precautions

• Since this is a regulation stipulated by law, no documents such as hospital visit certificates are required to prove it.
• Menstrual leave is not granted to pregnant women, so menstrual leave cannot be used separately. (Exception: If the company has a separate regulation to provide it)
• There are currently no penalties (fines, etc.) for violating the law. (Effectiveness is low)