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Employment Support Program 2022|The last call for Q&A for employers and self-employed persons will close at midnight today

2022-05-11T23:12:26.087Z


[Employment Support Scheme 2022 / Employment Support Scheme 2022 Application Form / Application Eligibility / Employment Support for Self-Employed Persons / $8000 Subsidy / Employment Support Application Time / Anti-epidemic Fund] The government launched the "202 Anti-epidemic Fund" under the "Anti-epidemic Fund"


【Employment Support Scheme 2022/Employment Support Scheme 2022 Application Form/Application Eligibility/Employment Support for Self-Employed Persons/$8000 Subsidy/Employment Support Application Time/Anti-epidemic Fund】The government launched the "2022 Employment Support" under the "Anti-epidemic Fund" The scheme provides wage subsidies to employers for a period of three months (i.e. May, June and July 2022). Eligible self-employed persons can also apply for a one-off subsidy of $8,000. The deadline is today (12th) at 11:59 pm , those who did not apply still have more than a day to make the final sprint.


Employers applying for the Employment Support Scheme 2022 must meet 4 qualifications, and self-employed persons must also meet 2 account requirements.

In the end, the application qualifications of the Employment Support Program 2022, the application method, when it will be issued, what documents are required for online application, whether you can inquire at the center in person in case of difficulties, and how to make an appointment, the following instructions and Q&A, you will know everything.

【Attached application form】

The Employment Support 2022 scheme provides wage subsidies for three months (i.e. May, June and July 2022).

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▼Employment Support Program 2022 Useful Links and Contact Methods▼


Employment Support Scheme 2022 website

Enquiry Email: enquiry@ess.gov.hk

Inquiry Tel: 1836122

Check application status

Employment Support Scheme 2022 - Application Process for Self-Employed Persons and List of Required Documents

Employment Support Scheme 2022 – Employer Application Process and List of Required Documents

▼On April 29, the Employment Support Program Service Center was opened▼


If you need professional assistance, you can make an appointment through the hotline 1836122 and go to the following service centers during the appointment period:

▼The addresses of the five service centers of the Employment Support Program 2022▼.


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Room 1501, Baccarat Centre, 180 Electric Road, North Point

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Room 1004, Viewpoint Centre, 410 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong

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Room 601-2, No. 9 Wing Hong Street, Cheung Sha Wan

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Room 2310, Metro Plaza, 2 On Yiu Street, Shek Mun, Shatin

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Units 3301-3303, 33/F, Kata Global Centre, 6 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan

Office Hours: 29 April to 12 May 2022 / 9 am to 6 pm

▼On April 25, the government announced the details of the "2022 Employment Support" plan▼


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Q1: When is the deadline?


May 12 at 11:59 pm

Q2: The amount of the subsidy?


For employer applications, the government agent will calculate the applicant's "subsidy quota" and "subsidy amount cap" with reference to the number of employees and monthly wages in the applicant's "reference month".

For self-employed persons, eligible persons can receive a one-off $8,000

Wage subsidy amount and calculation method

Q3: Employer application qualifications?


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Not an employer listed in Part 1 of the Exclusion List (i.e. Government, Legislative Council, Judiciary, Statutory Bodies and 78 Designated Public Bodies/Designated Statutory Bodies)

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Participated in an MPF ​​scheme or established an occupational retirement scheme on or before 31 December 2021

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is not involved in proceedings such as winding up, deregistration or strike-off, or is inactive

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Refunds or penalties under the 2020 Employment Support Scheme have been paid on or before May 10, 2022.

Q4: Eligibility for self-employed persons?


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Must have opened a "Self-Employed Mandatory Provident Fund Account" on or before 31 December 2021

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The "Self-Employed Persons MPF Account" is not cancelled on the date of application for the 2022 Employment Support Scheme

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Applicants with multiple Self-Employed MPF Accounts can only submit one application

Q5: If a self-employed person is the same employer, can they apply for the self-employed person's subsidy and the wage subsidy for company employees at the same time?


Can

Q6: Self-employed persons who have applied for or benefited from the "$10,000 Temporary Unemployment Assistance" or other "Anti-epidemic Fund" measures, can they apply?


Can

Q7: How many periods will the employer wage subsidy be issued?


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Phase 1: 100% of the subsidy in May 2022

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Phase 2: 100% of the subsidy in June 2022

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Phase 3: 70% of the subsidy in July 2022

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Phase 4: The remaining 30% of the subsidy in July 2022 and the remaining amount after deducting the refunded subsidy and fines (if any)

Q8: When will self-employed persons receive subsidies?


It is expected that most of the eligible self-employed persons who can provide correct and complete information will receive the subsidy within four weeks after application

Q9: Employer applicant head cap?


If the core business is on the restricted list of the “2022 Employment Support” scheme (see the figure below), the ceiling is 100 eligible employees; for other applicants, the industry ceiling is 1,000 eligible employees, that is, subsidies for companies employing more than 1,000 employees The number of employees is limited to 1000.

▼"2022 Employment Support" Program Restricted List (employer only)▼

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Q10: Employer commitment and penalty?


Employers are required to undertake to employ sufficient employees each month during the subsidy period to meet the following conditions, and record the relevant employment situation in the MPF or ORSO records for that month:

1) The number of employees with a salary of RMB 8,000 or above in this month shall not be less than the number of "full subsidy" selected by the month


2) After meeting the required quota of conditions (1), the remaining employees with a salary of RMB 4,000 or above shall not be less than the number of employees selected by themselves in the month. 3) No less than the

number


of employees aged 65 or above who


earn a salary of RMB 4,000 or more in the current month. number of people".


If the above commitment is not fully fulfilled in any month during the subsidy period, in addition to the refund of the relevant wage subsidy, an additional 10% of the refunded wage subsidy must be paid as a penalty.

▼On May 10th, the executive meeting approved the taxi fare increase from 7.17▼


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Employment Guarantee 2022|The first batch of about 45,000 employers were notified that 98% of the subsidy will be received within a week for small and medium-sized enterprises to guarantee employment 2022|Accepted 87,000 applications on the first day as expected $10,000 Unemployment Support for Self-Employed Persons Bringing Missing Documents to Be Available Today

Source: hk1

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