One reason is that non-regular workers have less access to social insurance benefits (OECD, 2018(2]), another is that prevailing norms limit the use of the social insurance system. For example, women are still expected to leave employment upon having a child rather than using parental leave provisions, while fathers fear the career repercussions of making use of their entitlements (OECD, 2017(8]). Take-up of social assistance benefits is lower in Korea (13% of the working age population is covered by the Basic Livelihood Security Programme) than in any other OECD country and far below the OECD average at 30% (OECD, 2018(7]).