I had not heard of this type of pay before in any country.  When my eldest
got a job in her early 20’s she did tell the human resources person hiring
her she would never be at work the first day of her period due to her severe
menstrual cramping.  The company never questioned it and she was there a few
years.  After giving birth to her daughter, her periods did return at 6
weeks in spite of ecological breastfeeding, but her cramps became bearable.
Still breastfeeding at 3 years, it will be interesting to see if symptoms
remain this tolerable after full weaning.
Judy Ritchie

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/05/04/south_korean_court_orders_men
struation_pay/

http://tinyurl.com/2dl6pp

South Korean court orders menstruation pay
SEOUL, May 4 (UPI) -- South Korea's high court has upheld a ruling ordering
Citibank Korea Inc., to pay menstruation leave allowances to former and
current women employees. The women filed suit against the bank after it
refused to pay the allowances for two years, the Korea Times reports. 
"It was mandatory for the bank to pay allowances for period leave based on
regular pay to the defendants in accordance with the regulations of the
Labor Standard Law," the lower court ruled. 
It ordered Citibank Korea to pay $1,559 to each of the 1,298 former and
current employees named in the suit. 



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