Report from the main headquarters meeting… Support up to KRW 20 million for telecommuting infrastructure
Jeju visa-free entry, excluding 34 countries including Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Group tourists from Vietnam and Indonesia can also enter Yangyang Airport without a visa
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seung-doo = Jeon Hae-cheol, 2nd deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (Minister of Public Administration and Security) is presiding over the Corona 19 Response Major Headquarters meeting at the Seoul Situation Center of the Government Complex in Seoul on the morning of the 4th. 2022.5.4 [email protected]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Byung-gyu = The government has decided to actively support businesses to promote telecommuting with the re-spreading of the new coronavirus in mind.
In addition, from the 1st of next month, it was decided to resume visa-free entry at Jeju and Yangyang International Airports.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Corona 19) received a report on measures to promote telecommuting from the Ministry of Employment and Labor at a conference in the video conference room of the government complex in Seoul on the 4th.
According to this plan, the government has decided to provide free consulting services tailored to the workplace for 12 weeks to introduce and spread telecommuting.
In order for telecommuting to become a daily work form, it introduces appropriate job diagnosis, establishment of a human resource management system, ways to utilize IT infrastructure, and participation in government support projects.
For difficulties arising from telecommuting, the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s ‘work-life balance website’ (www.worklife.kr) provides active assistance through ‘Telecommuting 1:1 Direct Counseling’.
In addition, in order to reduce the cost burden of telecommuting, when purchasing programs and equipment necessary for telecommuting, infrastructure construction costs will be subsidized from half of the total cost to a maximum of 20 million won.
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Supported infrastructure excludes communication equipment such as PCs and notebook computers, as well as purchases and rentals of buildings and land.
In addition, the government has decided to provide up to 3.6 million won per year for additional personnel and labor management expenses incurred due to telecommuting, depending on the number of times telecommuting is used.
In addition, in order to promote the necessity of working from home, various support systems are introduced to business sites and public relations campaigns are held through various organizations.
Most of the social distancing quarantine measures have been lifted, but telecommuting continues as a ‘new normal’ (a new standard) in many companies. The government’s decision to support telecommuting reflects the social atmosphere that telecommuting is necessary not only for quarantine purposes but also to improve working conditions.
Son Young-rae, head of the social strategy division at the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters, explained at a briefing on the same day, “It is a more desirable form to work from home in areas that require telecommuting because it is time to live with Corona 19 for a while.”
He added, “We believe that establishing telecommuting in the overall working conditions and corporate culture is a necessary measure for work-life balance, so we will develop efforts to promote telecommuting.”
Meanwhile, the government decided to resume visa-free entry to Jeju and foreign group tourists at Yangyang Airport from the 1st of next month to revitalize the local economy.
Accordingly, citizens of most countries can stay in Jeju Island for 30 days without a visa.
However, 10 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao, which have mutually suspended visa-free agreements with 24 countries, including Sudan, Syria, Cuba, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Nepal and Myanmar, announced by the Minister of Justice excluded.
The resumption of visa-free entry into Jeju Island is the first in two years and four months since it was suspended on February 4, 2020 to block the inflow of COVID-19 from overseas.
In addition, from next month, group tourists of 5 or more Vietnamese, Filipino, and Indonesian nationals who are recruited through a travel agency specializing in Gangwon-do designation and enter the Yangyang International Airport will be able to travel to Gangwon-do and the metropolitan area for 15 days without a visa.
It is limited to the case of using the same flight for entry and departure, and the same measures will be applied to Mongolia from October 1st.
Visa-free entry through Yangyang Airport started in January 2018 in the wake of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but was suspended in February 2020 as part of the COVID-19 response.
The quarantine authorities plan to closely monitor and manage concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 overseas due to visa-free entry.
Director Sohn explained, “We are continuously monitoring people coming from overseas through diagnostic tests, etc.” and “In terms of restoring daily life, we are gradually normalizing entry measures from overseas as before.”
(Jeju = Yonhap News) Views of major travel industry officials in Manila, Philippines arriving at Jeju International Airport on the 21st. Jeju Island and the Jeju Tourism Organization will hold a Fam Tour for eight people from the Philippine travel industry over the next four days. 2022.4.21 [독자 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
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