Gwangju Nam-gu Offers Incentives for Youth Employment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, has recently introduced a series of new policy projects, including support for certification exam fees to help local youth achieve successful employment, followed by providing incentives to young people who have secured jobs.

On the 22nd, Nam-gu announced, "To create an economic environment that supports youth entrepreneurship and employment, we will officially launch the 'Youth Job Seeker Employment Incentive Support Project' as the second pledge in the youth sector of the 8th local government administration."

The Youth Job Seeker Employment Incentive Support Project was established to encourage long-term employment among young people who have successfully found jobs and to promote the stability of young adults starting their social lives.

It targets youth aged 19 to 45 who are registered residents within the district and have successfully gained employment. To receive the employment incentive, applicants must meet both the employment duration and household income criteria.

Specifically, those who have started job seeking from January 1 of this year and are currently working as regular employees for more than six months at workplaces enrolled in the four major social insurances, or those who will succeed in employment and maintain their position for over six months with a household income at or below 150% of the median income standard, are eligible to receive an employment incentive of 500,000 KRW.

Nam-gu plans to provide employment incentives to 170 young workers in the district until the related budget of 85 million KRW is exhausted this year. The incentive will be paid only once per young worker.

However, youth job seekers who have already received employment maintenance support payments, regardless of the name, such as employment success allowances implemented by the government or local governments, the Youth Tomorrow Savings Program, the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s job-seeking activity support fund, or employment success packages, are excluded from receiving the employment incentive due to overlapping support.

Additionally, young workers whose employers are siblings or relatives, or those participating in public work or other financially supported job projects, are also excluded from the employment incentive support.

The application period for the employment incentive is between July and December, starting six months after employment. For further inquiries, please refer to the Nam-gu Office Job Policy Division or the announcement on the Nam-gu Office website.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We will take a more proactive approach to solving youth issues so that young people in the district can straighten their shoulders, which had been hunched during social life, and take strong steps toward their goals."

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