Jeongeup-si Recruiting Companies for 'Youth and New Middle-aged Employment Support Project' Participation

Published 17 Jan.2024 10:43(KST)

Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk is recruiting companies to participate in the ‘Youth and Middle-aged Employment Support Project’ until the 26th to create jobs for youth (ages 18-39) and middle-aged individuals (ages 40-69) and to alleviate workforce shortages in companies.

According to the city on the 17th, this project supports wages for companies that newly hire unemployed individuals and provides long-term retention incentives to youth and middle-aged workers to promote employment. This year, the project aims to recruit 5 youth and 10 middle-aged participants.

Jeongeup City Hall. [Photo by Jeongeup City]

Eligibility requires companies located in the area that employ at least three regular workers enrolled in employment insurance, have prescribed working hours of at least 15 hours per week, and pay wages above the monthly minimum wage.

The city will support companies that newly hire youth and middle-aged workers with 700,000 KRW per month, up to a maximum of 8.4 million KRW per year.

Additionally, to encourage long-term employment, youth will receive up to 3 million KRW over two years (1 million KRW each after 6, 12, and 24 months of employment), and middle-aged workers will receive up to 2 million KRW (500,000 KRW, 500,000 KRW, and 1 million KRW after 6, 12, and 24 months of employment, respectively).

Mayor Lee Hak-su stated, “We will do our best not only to provide jobs for youth and middle-aged individuals but also to resolve workforce shortages in local companies.”