Gwangyang Women's Saeil Center Expands Operation of 'Saeil Women Internship Program'

Up to 3.8 Million Won Support Per Career-Interrupted Woman

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang Women’s New Work Center (hereinafter ‘New Work Center’) announced on the 8th that it is recruiting companies and interns to participate in the New Work Women Intern Program to support the employment of women with career interruptions.

The New Work Women Intern Program aims to eliminate prejudice against female employment and provide an opportunity to systematically prepare for re-entry into the labor market.

When participating in the New Work Women Intern Program, companies receive a total of 2.4 million KRW, paid monthly at 800,000 KRW for three months, when hiring female interns.

Additionally, if the intern is employed as a full-time employee for more than six months after the internship ends, the company receives an employment incentive of 800,000 KRW, and the intern receives a retention incentive of 600,000 KRW.

This year, to provide more employment opportunities for women with career interruptions who have faced difficulties finding jobs due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the eligibility for intern participants has been expanded.

The restriction limiting companies to those with 5 to fewer than 1,000 regular employees has been expanded to include companies with as few as one employee, and participation requirements such as job type and hiring limits have been temporarily relaxed to encourage active participation from companies and provide practical assistance.

The support scale is a total of 56 people, with ongoing recruitment, and companies and women wishing to participate can apply for job openings and job seeking through the New Work Center.

Im Jin Lee, director of the New Work Center, said, “As the eligibility for intern support has been expanded, I hope the Women Intern Program will be a good opportunity for both companies and women with career interruptions during these difficult times,” and added, “We will continue to actively support female employment by strengthening employment support services.”

For more details, please contact the Gwangyang Women’s New Work Center.

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