Government plans to create jobs for older workers
The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) held a ministerial meeting on 19 October and announced its employment policies for older workers. The MOEL plans to promote an environment where more jobs for older workers are created through the introduction of wage peak systems, expansion of competency- and performance-based wage systems and deregulation of dispatch employment.
[Table 1] MOEL Policies for Older Workers
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Areas |
Details |
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Create older worker-friendly labor market |
– Support the introduction of wage peak systems, restructuring of wage systems based on competency/performance
– Deregulate dispatch employment (revise the Act on the Protection, etc. of Temporary Agency Workers) – Create non-profit dispatch agencies for older workers (support dispatch agencies, such as social enterprises, for older workers) |
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Expand job-training opportunities |
– Expand enterprises implementing training of pre-retirees for post-retirement jobs
– Support enterprises in planning education and training by age group |
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Strengthen employment support services |
– Merge institutions to provide employment services for older workers, such as human resource banks
– Expand employment insurance for workplaces with a number of older workers |