雇調金特例、年末まで延長　失業者の増加抑制―厚労省

　厚生労働省は２８日、９月末に期限を迎える雇用調整助成金（雇調金）の特例措置について、年末まで延長すると発表した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が止まらず企業業績の回復のめどが立たないため、引き続き失業者の増加を抑え込む必要があると判断した。
　特例措置では雇用維持に協力した企業への支援を一時的に充実させている。ただ、記者会見した加藤勝信厚労相は「休業者数、失業者数が急増するなど雇用情勢が大きく悪化しない限り、段階的に通常制度に戻す」と語った。
　雇調金は、従業員を休ませて休業手当を支給した企業を支援する制度。業績不振で人員余剰が生じた企業に従業員の解雇を回避してもらう狙いがある。（2020/08/28-21:41）

Japan's labor ministry said Friday it has decided to extend a special measure under the government's employment adjustment subsidy scheme by three months until the end of this year.
   The ministry believes that the extension is necessary for preventing an increase in the number of people losing their jobs as the prolonged novel coronavirus crisis is making an early recovery of corporate earnings difficult.
   But labor minister Katsunobu Kato told a press conference that the special measure will be phased out unless the employment situation worsens rapidly.
   Companies that put workers on paid leave are given subsidies under the scheme to cover up to two-thirds of the amounts of leave allowances.
   Under the special measure, introduced in response to the coronavirus crisis, the coverage is raised to up to 100 pct for small companies. In addition, the upper limit on the amount of subsidies is raised to 15,000 yen per day per employee from 8,370 yen.