This Act shall enter into force six months after its promulgation : Provided that the amended provisions of subparagraph 5 of Article 2 shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation, and the amended provisions of Article 26-2, Article 50 (5), Article 70, Article 73-2, Article 74 and Article 113-2 shall enter into force two months after its promulgation.

Among the amended provisions of Article 26-2, matters concerning the payment of employment retention subsidies shall apply to cases where a plan for employment retention measures is reported after this Act enters into force, and matters concerning the payment of other subsidies shall apply to cases where the relevant workplace employs any worker after this Act enters into force.

The amended provisions of Article 50 (5) shall apply to persons whose acquisition of insured status is confirmed under Article 17 after this Act enters into force.

In paying child-care leave benefits to a worker who has obtained permission to work shorter hours during a child-rearing period and is in the middle of that period at the time of the enforcement of this Act, pursuant to Article 70 (1), the amended provisions of Article 70 (1) 2 shall apply to the period during which working hours are reduced after this Act enters into force.

With regard to a worker who has obtained permission to work shorter hours during a child-rearing period and is in the middle of that period at the time of the enforcement of this Act, the amended provisions of Article 73-2 shall apply to the period during which working hours are reduced after this Act enters into force.