[Employment Support Scheme 2022/Application for Temporary Unemployment Allowance] The government has launched a new round of "Employment Support Scheme" to subsidize employers' payroll. Each eligible employee will be subsidized at a flat rate of RMB 8,000 per month, mainly for industries and small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the epidemic.
Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, explained in his blog today (20th) that the third wave of the epidemic had not yet appeared when the "2020 Job Support" plan was designed, but when the "2022 Job Support" plan was designed today, the fifth wave should have passed. During the peak period, the strategic considerations were different. In the past, it was to help companies retain their strength and rebound in the future. Today, they are considering helping companies to rebound and hire more employees, hoping to quickly reduce the unemployment rate.
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Luo Zhiguang analyzed the data after the launch of the "2020 Job Support" program in his blog, and pointed out that the fourth wave of the epidemic appeared in November of that year, and the unemployment rate rose to 7.2% in February 2021. By March 2021, when the epidemic slowed down slightly, The unemployment rate began to decline at an accelerated pace in April, falling to 3.9% reported in December, a decrease of 3.3 percentage points.
Employment rebound in 2021 will be three times faster than SARS, and job security is an important factor
Luo Zhiguang pointed out that compared with the SARS attack in 2003, it took 30 months for the unemployment rate to decrease by 3.3 percentage points. The data shows that the rebound rate in 2021 will be three times that of 2003. The strategy of maintaining enterprises and ensuring employment” is an important factor.
Luo Zhiguang said that the consideration is different from two years ago: 2020 is a "bubble" for enterprises
He said that it took two and a half months from the conception of the "2020 Job Support" plan to the issuance of subsidies. When the crisis is over, when the epidemic subsides, it can recover quickly and the market rebounds.
However, when the "2022 Job Support" plan was designed, the fifth wave should have passed the peak period, and the strategic considerations are different. He pointed out that today's consideration is how to help companies rebound and hire more employees, hoping to quickly reduce unemployment Rate.
He emphasized that the Chief Executive announced the design framework of the "2022 Job Support" plan, and the Government is willing to listen to the opinions of all sectors.
▼Details of Employment Support Program 2022▼
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