Purpose
To support employers who, due to industrial structural transitions, find workforce adjustments unavoidable but provide in-house or outsourced outplacement services to their employees to promote reemployment and job stability.

※ Outplacement Services include:
Career design education, retirement planning seminars, start-up counseling, interview coaching, psychological support, aptitude testing, and job placement assistance.

Budget
Total: KRW 5.1 billion
 (Estimated: 2,300 participants × KRW 2.2 million per person / expected average unit support)
※ Applications close early when the budget is exhausted.

Eligible Applicants
• Employers engaged in low-carbon or digital transition industries (no restriction on company size).
※ Includes companies that have participated in the Labor Transition Employment Stability Consulting Program or have received business conversion or restructuring approval within the past three years (since 2019).

Eligibility Requirements
• Labor–management agreement on employment retention.
• No-redundancy obligation period: duration of the support period + 1 additional month.
• Minimum total personnel expenditure: KRW 3 million or more.

Definition of Labor–Management Agreement
Category         Definition
Existence of Labor Union        Agreement signed by the representative of the labor union organized by a majority of the workers.
Non-existence of Labor Union        Agreement signed by a representative of a majority of the workers.
Details of Support

Details of Support
• Subsidies for rental costs related to employee education and welfare facilities, including:
 ※ Job transition training and education facilities, dormitory rentals, and commuter bus rentals.
※ Follow-up monitoring is conducted to verify employment retention and transition results.

Example:
Support is provided up to 50% of the employer’s investment, capped at KRW 500 million.
 - Example: A company spending KRW 10 million per month for commuter bus rentals receives 50% of the cost (KRW 5 million) as a subsidy.

Amount of Support
• Up to 50% of the rental cost, capped at KRW 500 million.
※ For training equipment and facilities directly related to job transition, the support rate may increase up to 80%.

Application Cycle
Applications are accepted every three months (quarterly) and payments are made on a monthly calculation basis.

Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted within one year from the month following the end date of the lease or other activity stated in the approved plan.

Application Agencies
• Employment Insurance website: www.ei.go.kr
• Local Employment Center

Application Procedure
Stage        Responsible Party         Main Task
①        KOSME         Conduct labor transition consulting
②        Employer         Submit participation application and implementation plan.
③        Employment Center Review and approve (or reject) the implementation plan.
④        Employer         Implement labor–management employment retention agreement and rent facilities, etc.
⑤        Employer         Apply for the subsidy.
⑥        Employment Center Verify facts and compliance.
⑦        Employment Center Pay the subsidy to the employer.

※ Source: Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) – Industrial and Job Transition Support Program – Employment Stability Support Subsidy for Labor Transition