Employment adjustment subsidy Government considers extension of deadline Opinion calling for reduction is also October 31 6:23
As the severe employment situation continues due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the government is considering special measures such as raising the upper limit of employment adjustment subsidies in the direction of extending the deadline until the end of December. However, since there are opinions calling for the reduction of special measures, we will make a decision based on discussions with the ruling party.
Regarding the "employment adjustment subsidy" for companies with poor management to maintain employment, the government has set an upper limit of 8330 yen per person per day as a special measure for companies affected by the new coronavirus. We have raised the subsidy rate such as leave allowances paid to employees to 15,000 yen to 75% for large companies and 100% for small and medium-sized companies.
The deadline for special measures is until the end of December, but the government is considering extending it until the end of March next year due to the ongoing severe employment situation, such as the ratio of job offers to applicants declining for nine consecutive months. On the other hand, the amount of payment from February has reached 1,948.9 billion yen, which makes the financial burden heavier and there is concern that the movement of the labor force will not proceed, so special measures are taken within the government. There are also opinions calling for the reduction of.
For this reason, the government will make the final decision based on the future economic situation and discussions with the ruling party.