Government "Establishing Non-Face-to-Face Employment Support Services... Unemployment Benefits Also Available Online"

Ministry of Employment Announces 'Measures to Strengthen Public Employment Services'

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The government is preparing to establish a non-face-to-face and digital employment support system to prepare for the 'post-COVID-19' era. By 2023, various corporate supports such as employment incentives and unemployment benefits will be improved to be applied for and received online.

On the 18th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced the 'Plan to Strengthen Public Employment Services' containing these details. This measure was prepared to support the recovery of employment in the private market as corporate hiring demand increases due to recent economic improvements such as export and consumption recovery. It aims to reorganize the employment support system of employment centers, which connect jobs (recruitment) and people (job seekers), into a non-face-to-face and digital employment support system based on the experience of responding to COVID-19, and to support the on-site establishment of an employment safety net for vulnerable groups.

The government will identify companies struggling with recruitment and provide customized hiring support services. In particular, from next month, a 'Corporate Recruitment Support Package' will be newly established to comprehensively support small-scale micro-enterprises with poor working conditions by improving employment conditions, customized workforce training, and recruitment.

Additionally, taking the COVID-19 situation as an opportunity, a non-face-to-face and digital employment support system will be established. Existing programs such as group counseling will be operated concurrently with non-face-to-face methods, and non-face-to-face and online-exclusive programs will be developed and operated starting January next year. From this month, interview support and employment counseling through a video system on Worknet are also being conducted.

Through the 'Employment24' system, an online one-stop employment center will be established by 2023 to improve the system so that corporate supports such as employment incentives and unemployment benefits can be applied for and received online.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor decided to extend the support period for employment retention subsidies from the existing 180 days to 270 days for special employment support industries. From July, employment insurance will also be applied to vulnerable groups such as special-type workers, expanding the employment safety net. In addition, the public employment service infrastructure will be continuously strengthened.

Minister of Employment and Labor Ahn Kyung-duk stated, "This measure reflects the government's will and efforts to support the earliest possible employment recovery following economic improvement," and added, "We will do our best to lead faster employment recovery through better employment services."

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