Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled Joins Executive Salary Return Campaign... "To Be Used for Maintaining Employment of Persons with Disabilities"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled (KEAD) is joining the salary return campaign to support people with disabilities and companies employing them who are struggling due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

According to the agency on the 6th, Director Cho Jong-ran will return 30% of her monthly salary, and the full-time directors will return 10% of their monthly salaries for four months to be used to maintain employment of disabled workers at companies that employ a large number of people with disabilities.

Previously, the agency donated 10 million won raised through voluntary participation of its executives and employees to the National Disaster Relief Association to support vulnerable groups in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions.

In addition, various support measures are being operated to alleviate the economic burden on companies employing people with disabilities, preventing a contraction in disability employment or job insecurity among disabled workers.

To minimize damage to employers hiring people with disabilities, the agency has changed the payment of employment incentives from quarterly to monthly for small business owners (with 10 or fewer employees), and businesses in tourism, transportation, lodging, certified workplaces for the disabled, and vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled.

For companies designated as special employment support industries, measures such as extending the payment deadline for disability employment levies for six months are being implemented.

Director Cho Jong-ran of the agency said, "April is the period for emphasizing the promotion of employment for people with disabilities, but due to the impact of COVID-19, people with disabilities and companies employing them are facing many difficulties. We decided to participate in the salary return campaign to contribute even a little to this national disaster, and we will do our best to support so that employment of people with disabilities does not shrink."

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