noun
employment adjustment subsidy
Abbreviation of 雇用調整助成金. A Japanese government subsidy to help employers maintain employment during economic downturns by subsidizing leave allowances or temporary layoffs.
See also: 雇用調整助成金 (こようちょうせいじょせいきん)
コロナ禍で雇調金の申請が急増した。
Applications for the employment adjustment subsidy surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
雇調金は、企業が従業員を解雇せずに休業手当を支払う場合に支給される。
The employment adjustment subsidy is provided when companies pay leave allowances without dismissing employees.
Abbreviation formed from the first kanji of 雇用 (employment), 調整 (adjustment), and 助成金 (subsidy).