Dongdaemun-gu to Provide Up to 1 Million KRW Employment Retention Support Fund for Unpaid Leave Workers

Priority Support for Unpaid Leave Workers at Companies Under Gathering Ban and Restriction Orders from the 12th... Up to 1 Million KRW Paid Once for Over 5 Days of Unpaid Leave per Month After July 1

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) will provide employment retention support funds to unpaid leave workers of companies experiencing economic difficulties due to the social distancing upgrade and assembly ban orders.

The support target is unpaid leave workers belonging to companies with fewer than 50 employees in Dongdaemun-gu. Workers who have taken unpaid leave for 5 or more days per month since July 1 and have maintained employment insurance until the payment date will receive 500,000 KRW per month, up to 2 months, totaling 1,000,000 KRW (one-time payment).

In particular, the district will prioritize support for workers belonging to entertainment bars, colatecs, karaoke rooms, PC rooms, reading rooms, indoor sports facilities, etc., which have been subject to assembly bans, restrictions, and business limitations due to the resurgence of COVID-19. However, workers in non-profit organizations, one-person self-employed, dual or fraudulent recipients, and those in excluded industries from the Small Business New Hope Fund (such as gambling industries, real estate rental businesses, etc.) are excluded from the payment target.

The application period is from October 12 to November 6. Residents wishing to apply should prepare the Employment Retention Support Fund Application Form, Personal Information Processing Consent Form, Business Registration Certificate, Employment Insurance Workplace Acquisition List, and a copy of the unpaid leave worker’s bankbook, and submit via fax, email (ddmgoodjob@ddm.go.kr), registered mail (145 Cheonho-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Dongdaemun-gu Office Job Policy Division), or visit the Employment Retention Support Fund reception desk on the B2 floor of Dongdaemun-gu Office.

The employment retention support fund will be paid to the accounts of eligible workers from November 23 to 25 after Seoul City reviews and selects the recipients.

For more details, check the Dongdaemun-gu Office website under ‘Hope Dongdaemun → Notice Board → District News’ or contact the Dongdaemun-gu Office Job Policy Division.

Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu stated, “Many companies that have contributed to preventing community infection by strictly complying with the quarantine authorities’ assembly ban and restriction orders are facing managerial difficulties. We hope this employment retention support fund will provide practical help to local companies and workers struggling with unpaid leave.”

The district is also implementing emergency livelihood support in parallel to provide stable living for vulnerable households that have not benefited from existing welfare systems or COVID-19 damage support projects.

The district provides temporary support of up to 1,000,000 KRW for a four-person household to households whose income has decreased by 25% or more due to COVID-19-related unemployment, business suspension, or closure, with income below 75% of the median income and assets below 600 million KRW.

Residents wishing to apply can submit online via the Bokjiro website starting from the 12th, and on-site applications will begin at the community service centers from the 19th, with applications accepted on a five-day rotation system based on the last digit of the birth year.

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