Youth Employee Naeil Chaeum Deduction 'Re-enrollment Allowed'

Re-enrollment Possible After Early Termination Due to Company Fault... Subscriber Protection Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Kwon Chil-seung) and the Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 30th that they will allow re-enrollment in the Youth Workers Tomorrow Savings Deduction for workers who have been prematurely terminated due to the company's fault through amendments to related regulations to minimize unfair damage to workers.

The re-enrollment target includes subscribers of the Youth Workers Tomorrow Savings Deduction who were prematurely terminated due to the fault of the small and medium enterprise, such as business closure or suspension, not due to the worker's fault, and who have been subscribers for less than one year. Re-enrollment has been permitted since April, when the regulation amendment was completed, and this year, with the improved system, re-enrollment is possible retroactively even if one year has passed since premature termination.

SBC explained that the purpose of this re-enrollment allowance system improvement is to prevent unexpected damage where workers who are faithfully enrolled in the Youth Workers Tomorrow Savings Deduction have their deduction enrollment terminated due to the company's fault regardless of their own fault or intention, and it can be seen as a more proactive measure to protect subscribers.

The Youth Workers Tomorrow Savings Deduction is a policy savings program where, over five years, the worker pays 7.2 million KRW, the employer pays 12 million KRW, and the government jointly accumulates 10.8 million KRW, providing the worker with a lump sum of over 30 million KRW at maturity (5 years). Enrollment and re-enrollment applications can be made online through the Tomorrow Savings Deduction website or mobile app, and consultations and enrollment are also available at SBC regional headquarters or branches of IBK Industrial Bank, Shinhan Bank, and Woori Bank.

Kim Hyung-su, Head of the Job Division at SBC, said, "The Tomorrow Savings Deduction is a representative job support project supporting workers in SMEs and startups, with a cumulative subscriber count exceeding 620,000 and a fund size surpassing 5.4 trillion KRW. We will continue to listen more closely to the voices of companies and workers and strive to provide a more comprehensive social safety net through continuous regulatory improvements."

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