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“I applied for 3 million won, so I applied. Job?
The answer came when a young unemployed person who visited the National Employment Support System Consultation Center asked what field the employment support counselor plans to find employment in. It is the’current address’ of the National Employment Support System, which provides 3 million won (500,000 won each, 6 months) per person to low-income job seekers, youth, and women with career interruptions. In the beginning, concerns that the policy would be a “cash out” policy, rather than a real job support, came true.
On the Blue House National Petition Bulletin, an article entitled’Who is the National Employment Support System for?’ was posted on the 22nd of last month, and as of the 10th, more than 1,200 people were agreed. This article criticizes the incumbent employment counselor working at the employment center of the Ministry of Employment and Labor for shaking the purpose of the system due to poor system design and unreasonable execution.
◆”I have doubts about the purpose of the business”
The National Employment Assistance System is a’Korean Unemployment Assistance’ system that provides job-seeking expenses and customized employment support services to low-income job seekers and young people who meet certain requirements. There are two types of support:’Type 1’receiving a total of 3 million KRW for a job promotion and employment support service for 6 months each by 500,000 KRW, and’Type 2’receiving employment activity expenses (up to 1.954,000 KRW) mainly for employment support services. Is divided.
Specific support targets (type 1) are low-income (property less than 300 million won) who have employment experience among job seekers aged 15 to 69 and whose household income is less than 50% of the median income (approximately 910,000 won per person, approximately 2.44 million won per person). . Young adults (18 to 34 years old) do not need to have employment experience and can receive 3 million won up to 120% of median income. A total of 590,000 people were selected for this year’s support, with 400,000 for Type 1 and 190,000 for Type 2. The budget per job promotion launch this year is 88.6 billion won.
The promotion effect of ‘3 million won in cash’ was great. More than 200,000 people flocked in about a month after the system was implemented, and about 227,000 people completed the application as of the last 7 days. An official from the Ministry of Employment said, “Up to now, about 190,000 people have been screened, and the rate of disqualification for receiving benefits is about 17%.” “About 12,000 people.” The ratio of eligibility recognition to applicants is about 83%, and considering the ratio of dropouts due to exceeding income and property standards, it means that most of the applicants can receive the allowance.
It is pointed out that most of the applicants flock to receive 3 million won in cash rather than job counseling, although the system focused on the employment support for job seekers in the name of the so-called’Korean version of unemployment aid’. The counselor who filed the national petition said, “If you say that you are selected as two types not eligible for 3 million won in cash (because of exceeding income and property standards), it is a reality that most of them will cancel the application at all.” I wonder what the purpose of the business is,” he said.
◆DC Inside Gallery’Demolition’ Incident
The poor job search system is also a problem. The regulations on the National Employment Support System state that’not payable if you are simply seeking an allowance without willing to work’, but if you submit a simple job search plan and search for a job twice a month, the allowance is paid. In particular, job-seeking activities are recognized as volunteer activities and start-up preparation activities, and experiences are circulating on the Internet that “only sending resumes by mail was accepted.”
Some point out that a job search allowance of 500,000 won per month is preventing the job seekers of job seekers. The current National Employment Support System prevents the payment of the allowance if you earn more than 500,000 won per month (work, business, rental, etc.) while receiving the job-seeking allowance. This is the reason for the sneaky saying, “If you get a job before you get all 3 million won, you’re a fool” and “I’ll get all 3 million won and get a part-time job.” Some pointed out, “I mean, “don’t get a job while you’re receiving an allowance. How do you make a living with 500,000 won?”
An official from the Ministry of Employment said, “The monthly income requirement of 500,000 won is because the system design itself is intended to support the unemployed.” .
While employment centers across the country are recognized as’payment windows’, the Ministry of Employment has launched a’online enforcement’. In’DC Inside’, a representative online community in Korea,’National Employment Support System Gallery (bulletin board)’ appeared in November last year, and members are sharing tips on receiving job search allowances. However, all posts have recently been deleted from the bulletin board. This is because the Ministry of Employment, which confirmed the existence of the bulletin board, requested a’action’ to DC Inside. Nevertheless, community users moved to other bulletin boards to share various tips and experiences, and on the 9th, the’National Employment Support System Gallery’ is being operated again.
An official from the Ministry of Employment said, “The sharing of experiences related to the receipt of job search allowances can be interpreted as a dimension to broaden the understanding of the system. Explained.
Reporter Baek Seung-hyun [email protected]