NEIS
The National Education Information System, NEIS (나이스), is an administrative system for all employees working in Korean education. Our main use for it is to request leave -- vacations, business trips, sick leave, unpaid time off, personal errands, etc. Before you can request time off, you will need to be registered. Your main school's main co-teacher, handler, or a school administrator is responsible for registering you in NEIS at all of your designated workplaces.
Each city has its own NEIS portal - ours is at gen.neis.go.kr. To access this system, you will need:
a digital security certificate - given by your school
user ID and password - given by your school
Microsoft Edge, patched (required as of 2022.06.15)
a computer connected to the main employee network
It is strongly recommend that GETs learn how to manage their own NEIS requests. For help navigating the system, please refer to the files at the bottom of this page.
Be extra vigilant about dates and hours, especially if you plan to travel to different time zones. All requests are manually approved by your principal, vice-principal, etc., so if you make a mistake, that is an additional burden on multiple very busy and important people. Note that you should wait for approval before you are permitted to leave the school.
Category | NEIS Code | Korean Reason | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Paid Vacation - Domestic | 연가 - 연가 |
| 15 days advance notice required for long vacations. |
Paid Vacation - Abroad | 연가 - 연가 | 공무외 국외여행(destination) | 15 days advance notice required for long vacations. |
Early Leave - Personal Reasons | 연가 - 조퇴 | Personal Reasons (bank, travel, etc.): 개인 업무 | Use this for personal errands like visiting the bank or tax office. 8 hours of early leave equals 1 paid vacation day. |
Arriving Late - Personal Reasons | 연가 - 지각 | - | 8 hours of lateness equals 1 paid vacation day. |
Leaving and Returning - Personal Reasons | 연가 - 외출 | - | 8 hours of this leave equals 1 paid vacation day. |
Business Trip - With Travel Expenses | 국내출장(관내) |
| Use this for attending meetings and workshops. Schools pay travel expense based on distance travelled & time taken. |
Business Trip - Without Travel Expenses | 국내출장(관내) |
| An allowance should not be received and you should therefore select the box on NEIS titled 여비지급하지않음. |
Official Work-related Leave | 공가 - 공가 | Mandatory Biennial Health Check: 국민건강보험공단 건강검진 Employment Renewal Health Check: 재계약을 위한 채용신체검사 | These are things such as getting mandatory health checks. These do not count towards paid vacation. |
Full Day of Sick Leave | 병가 - 병가 |
| A doctor's certificate (의사진단서) is required after 3 days (24 work hours) of sick leave are taken |
Early Sick Leave | 병가 - 병조퇴 | - | Leaving work early because of illness or a visit to a doctor. If this leave totals 8 hours over the contract period, it is equal to 1 paid sick day. |
Late Arrival Due to Illness | 병가 - 병지각 | - | Arriving to work late because of illness or a visit to a doctor. If this leave totals 8 hours over the contract period, it is equal to 1 paid sick day. |
Leaving and Returning | 병가 - 병외출 | - | Refer to above. |
Employee's Marriage | 특별휴가 - 경조사휴가 | - | 5 working days. Relevant documents of proof to be submitted to school. |
Employee's Child's Marriage | 특별휴가 - 경조사휴가 | - | 1 working day. Relevant documents of proof to be submitted to school. |
Death of parents, spouse or spouse's parents | 특별휴가 - 경조사휴가 | - | 5 working days. Relevant documents of proof to be submitted to school. |
Death of grandparents, spouse's grandparents, child or child's spouse | 특별휴가 - 경조사휴가 | - | 3 working days. Relevant documents of proof to be submitted to school. |
Death of sibling or spouse's sibling | 특별휴가 - 경조사휴가 | - | 1 working day. Relevant documents of proof to be submitted to school. |
Maternity Leave | 특별휴가 - 출산휴가 | - | 90 days. Minimum of 45 days taken in the postnatal period. |
Paternity Leave | 특별휴가 - 출산휴가 | - | 10 days. Should be taken within 90 days of the birth and can be split into no more than two separate time periods. |
Pregnancy Work Reduction | 특별휴가 - 모성보호시간 | - | 2 hours per day for women less than 12 weeks or more than 32* weeks pregnant. Doctor's note must be provided 3 days before commencement.
* The law was changed in 2026. This supercedes the contract's 36 weeks. |
Nursing Time | 특별휴가 - 육아시간 | - | 30 minutes twice per day for a female employee with a child less than one year. |
Unpaid Leave | 기타 - 기타 | - | 7 calendar days (i.e. weekends inclusive). To be taken under special circumstances such as the wedding of a sibling. Documents of proof to be submitted to the school. |
Menstrual Leave | 기타 - 기타 | 생리휴가 | 1 day per month. No doctor's note required. |
Unauthorised Absence | 결근 - 무단결근 | - | An absence from work without prior notification or approval. This is unpaid. |