Gyeonggi-do Selects 57 Outstanding Job-Creating Companies

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has selected 57 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that contributed to job creation and employment stability despite difficulties caused by COVID-19 as excellent job companies for the first half of this year. These companies will receive various benefits, including support for improving the employment environment.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that it newly certified 57 companies as excellent job companies after going through procedures such as document screening, on-site investigations, and review by the certification committee for 84 companies that applied from March 3 to April 17.

These companies will receive 23 benefits, including certificates and plaques, support for improving the employment environment, additional points when applying for SME development funds and overseas marketing support projects, and exemption from local tax audits for three years.

The certification period is two years from the date of certification, and companies that meet the job growth rate requirements can extend the certification for an additional two years once.

Considering the difficulty of increasing employment due to COVID-19 in the second half of this year, the province plans to relax certification standards. Companies wishing to participate in the certification program in the second half of this year can inquire through the Jobaba website (www.jobaba.net) or the Public Interest Job Team of the Gyeonggi Job Foundation (031-270-9670, 9671).

Im Byung-joo, Director of the Job and Economic Policy Division of the province, said, "We highly evaluated the fact that many jobs were created and active efforts were made to stabilize employment despite difficulties such as decreased sales due to the impact of COVID-19, and selected as many companies as possible." He added, "We expect that many companies will be able to overcome difficult times well through various benefits such as support for improving the employment environment."

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