Regarding the employment adjustment subsidy, which has increased payments due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has ended special measures for companies whose sales have decreased compared to before the spread of infection, and made a comparison with the previous year. decided to return to normal operations.
On the 27th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held a council made up of labor and management, etc., and discussed the handling of special measures for employment adjustment subsidies established due to the corona wreck.
Employment adjustment subsidies are usually targeted to companies whose sales, etc. have decreased by 10% or more compared to the same period of the previous year in the last three months, but as a special measure, due to the influence of Corona, sales in that month have fallen below the level before the spread of infection. If it is 10% less than the same month in any year from 2019 to last year, or 10% less than any month in the past year, you can receive a subsidy.
At the council, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decided to end the special measures this fiscal year in light of the fact that the payment amount after the spread of infection exceeded 6.3 trillion yen and the shortage of financial resources is becoming serious, and the recent economic and employment situation. I explained the policy to return to normal operation from the new year.
Participating committee members commented that although the industry is still in a difficult situation, considering the lack of financial resources, etc., the transition was appropriate, and this policy was officially decided.
In the corona crisis, various systems and measures were established to support individuals and companies, but in September last year, the special exception to expand the eligibility of the system to borrow interest-free for the time being for the time being ended. The movement to return to