Seocho-gu 'Unpaid Leave Worker Employment Maintenance Support Fund' Provides Up to 1.5 Million KRW Per Person

Recruitment of Participants for '2022 Second Half Safe Jobs' Providing Employment Opportunities to Vulnerable Groups Starting from the 10th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seocho-gu announced that it will strengthen the employment safety net by providing employment support funds of up to 1.5 million KRW and job opportunities for residents facing employment crises due to the economic difficulties caused by COVID-19.

The Seocho-type employment safety net reinforcement project includes ▲support for employment incentives for small business owners who have restarted their businesses ▲payment of employment retention support funds for unpaid leave workers ▲and a safe job project in the second half of the year to support workers in various employment environments.

The ‘Employment Incentive for Small Business Owners Restarting Businesses,’ implemented for the first time this year, provides 1.5 million KRW per newly hired employee to small business owners who have closed their businesses since 2020 and restarted them by the application date and have hired new staff this year.

The district expects this support fund to somewhat alleviate the economic anxiety of small business owners who have gone through closures and restarts during the COVID-19 situation and to invigorate the local economy.

Additionally, workers belonging to companies with fewer than 50 employees in small businesses and special employment support industries who have taken unpaid leave for seven or more days per month (during the period from April 2021 to June 2022) will receive an employment retention support fund of 500,000 KRW per month, up to a maximum of 1.5 million KRW. This support fund, operated three times since 2020, has so far supported over 3,500 people with a total of 3 billion KRW, greatly helping to maintain a stable employment environment.

Applications for the employment incentive and employment retention support funds can be submitted via email and fax starting from the 10th. For more details, please refer to the Seocho-gu Office website.

Meanwhile, the district is also recruiting participants for the 2022 second half safe job project to create jobs for vulnerable groups such as low-income earners. Selected workers will work in various district office departments and local community centers and will be assigned to tasks related to daily quarantine and safety, public service support, and green environment, considering their experience and health status.

The application period is from the 10th to the 24th, and in-person applications can be submitted at the local community center of the applicant’s residence.

Park Woo-man, Director of the Job Economy Division, said, “We hope that this Seocho-type employment safety net reinforcement project will provide some help to residents experiencing economic crises and employment anxiety amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to ensure residents achieve economic stability through various support projects for employment stabilization.”

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