The main contents of this Notice are as follows:

• Extension of job retention refund: Eligible enterprises may apply for job retention refund if they have fully paid unemployment insurance premiums for 12 consecutive months or more, and have not laid off any employees in the previous year or maintained a layoff rate not exceeding the national urban survey unemployment control target, or not exceeding 20% of total insured employees (for enterprises with ≤30 employees). Large enterprises will be refunded up to 30% of the actual unemployment insurance premiums paid by the enterprise and its employees in the previous year. Small and medium-sized enterprises and micro-enterprises will be refunded up to 60% of premiums paid.
• Extension of skills upgrade subsidies: Eligible individuals may claim one subsidy per year per vocational qualification certificate if they are insured employees with more than 12 months of unemployment insurance coverage, or are unemployment insurance benefit recipients.
• The refund policy shall remain effective until December 31, 2025.