Mr. Cho (28), an office worker at a public institution, found it difficult to congratulate his co-worker after hearing the news about her recent parental leave. The company actively recommends childcare leave, but as a single man, Mr. Cho has to take on the work when someone takes childcare leave. Mr. Cho said, “I am receiving 60,000 won per month as a work sharing allowance for those on childcare leave, but considering the increased workload, it is a very small amount. I think it is a natural right to use childcare leave, but the reality is that employees who are left behind are worried.” Although the government is expanding work-family balance support systems, ‘work gap’ still remains the biggest barrier in the field. Although awareness of male paternity leave and spouse maternity leave has improved, the structure in which remaining employees take over work when a colleague in the same department takes a leave of absence has not changed significantly. Although work-sharing allowances and government support systems are in place, the level of compensation actually felt by employees is low, and some point out that ‘both the leavers and the remaining employees are influenced by the system.’ ● There is a lot of use of parental leave.