Daejeon City Announces Contest for (Preliminary) Social Enterprises Participating in Job Creation

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 17th that it will open a public recruitment for companies to participate in the (preliminary) social enterprise job creation project in the second half of this year.

The project is promoted to provide stable jobs for vulnerable groups and to offer high-quality social services to local residents.

Eligible applicants are social enterprises certified by the Minister of Employment and Labor and (preliminary) social enterprises designated by the Mayor of Daejeon or heads of central administrative agencies, among companies employing at least one paid worker.

Companies participating in the project will receive support for labor costs at the minimum wage level and partial employer-paid social insurance premiums for up to 50 employees per company.

The support rate is up to 50% for preliminary social enterprises for a maximum of two years, and up to 40% for certified social enterprises for a maximum of three years. Depending on whether vulnerable groups are employed, the support rate can increase up to 90%.

Applications can be submitted by applying through the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Social Enterprise Integrated Information System by the 30th of this month, followed by submitting application documents via email to the social enterprise officer of the respective autonomous district.

The city will also hold a project briefing session online (via Zoom) on the 21st. The access address, meeting ID, password, and other details can be found in the announcement posted on the city’s website.

The final selected companies will be confirmed in early August after on-site inspections, face-to-face evaluations (and written evaluations if necessary) of the applicants.

For more detailed information about the recruitment, please refer to the recruitment announcement posted on the city’s website or contact the Social Economy Division at City Hall, the Social Economy Research Institute Social Cooperative, or the social enterprise departments of each district office.

Meanwhile, a social enterprise refers to a company certified by the Minister of Employment and Labor under the “Social Enterprise Promotion Act.”

A preliminary social enterprise is a company that meets the minimum legal requirements to be certified as a social enterprise but does not yet fulfill some conditions such as profit structure. During the three-year designation period, it can supplement these requirements and potentially be certified as a social enterprise in the future. Preliminary social enterprises are designated by the heads of central administrative agencies or metropolitan local governments.

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