The Year of the Green Snake, the 42nd in the 60-year cycle, symbolizes the blue 'Eul (乙)' and the snake 'Sa (巳)'.
Also called the Year of the Green Snake
Changes Starting from 2025
- Wage increase to a minimum hourly wage of 10,030 won in 2025
- Maternity/childcare leave period extended up to a maximum of 1 year and 6 months
- Maternity and parental leave benefits increased up to 2.5 million won
- Abolition of postpartum/childcare parental leave benefits retroactive payments
- Paternity leave for childbirth/childcare extended from a maximum of 10 days to 20 days
- Implementation of simultaneous use of traditional paper textbooks and digital textbooks
- Introduction of the high school credit system across the entire education system
- Reorganization of the 9th Grade Civil Service Examination System
- Simplified Immigration and Customs Clearance for Entry into Japan
It has become the year of the Blue Snake. The sun rose on January 1st.
I hope many good things happen this year~