Extension of 'Employment Retention Subsidy' Support for 7 Industries Including Air Passenger and Travel Sectors

The government has decided to extend the employment retention support fund period by 90 days for seven industries, including air passenger transportation.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 22nd that it made this decision at the 3rd Employment Policy Deliberation Committee meeting.

Accordingly, businesses in special employment support industries such as air passenger transportation will be able to receive paid leave and suspension support for 270 days, adding 90 days to the existing 180 days of support.

The seven industries with extended employment retention support fund periods are air passenger transportation, travel agencies, aircraft handling, duty-free shops, airport buses, foreigner-only casinos, and aircraft parts manufacturing.

These industries are still facing difficulties due to flight restrictions caused by major countries' quarantine and visa regulations and the time required to replenish personnel and services for normal operations, despite the domestic aviation quarantine regulations being lifted on the 8th.

At the meeting, the 1st Basic Plan for the National Employment Support was also approved.

First implemented last year, the National Employment Support System is a Korean-style unemployment assistance program that supports the livelihood stability of vulnerable groups outside the employment insurance system, such as new entrants to the labor market and low-income long-term unemployed, and promotes rapid labor market entry through employment support services.

This basic plan includes measures to improve income security conditions, such as differentiating job-seeking promotion allowances based on household characteristics like the number of dependents and easing youth support requirements, as well as reducing blind spots in the support target.

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