Gyeonggi Province Recruits Participating Companies for 'I-eum Jobs' Project...Employment Incentives Supported for Up to 6 Months

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Jobs Foundation announced on the 18th that they will promote the 'Gyeonggi Province I-eum Jobs Project' to create stable jobs for the 40s-60s generation and recruit participating companies.

The 'Gyeonggi Province I-eum Jobs Project' aims to provide stable jobs for mid-career workers in their 40s-60s in the province who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 or have planned a new life after early retirement, and to resolve labor shortages in small and medium-sized enterprises.

Eligible participants are small and medium-sized companies in the province with fewer than 300 employees.

Selected companies will provide employment opportunities to matched mid-career job seekers (aged 40 to under 65) in the province starting in December.

To support a stable work environment, the province will provide participating SMEs with employment incentives for a maximum of 6 months, covering 3 months of internship and 3 months of permanent position employment.

Specifically, the province will provide full employment incentives of up to 1.9 million won per month during the 3-month internship period, and after evaluation and conversion to permanent position, if employment is maintained for 6 months, an additional 3 months of incentives worth up to 2.2 million won per month will be provided.

Companies wishing to participate should complete and submit required documents including participation application forms by November 12 via email (job5060@gjf.or.kr).
Related forms can be downloaded from the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) or the Gyeonggi Jobs Foundation website (www.gjf.or.kr).

The province plans to comprehensively evaluate participating companies based on company capabilities, industry, project implementation commitment, and operational appropriateness, finalize selection of participating companies by the end of this year, and begin full-scale project implementation from January next year.

In particular, the province will operate 'I-eum Jobs Counseling Managers' to analyze company characteristics and fields and provide customized support by linking workers and companies based on this analysis.

In addition, to strengthen job seekers' job-related competencies, the province plans to provide job-related education and help with continued employment management by matching with I-eum managers.

For more detailed information about the project, inquiries can be made to the Gyeonggi Jobs Foundation's Mid-Career Employment Center in the Employment Growth Division (031-270-6680).