Special measure for the Employment Stability Subsidy for Industry after the 2026 (Reiwa 8) Kumamoto earthquake (sending employers are in Kumamoto Prefecture)When people from companies that lost work in the Kumamoto earthquake are lent to other companies, the government helps pay their wages
On October 15, 2026 (Reiwa 8), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced a special measure for the Employment Stability Subsidy for Industry (sangyo koyo antei jyoseikin) for employers forced to scale back business and adjust employment because of the 2026 (Reiwa 8) Kumamoto earthquake. It covers secondments carried out from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027 (Reiwa 9), with a subsidy rate of 4/5 for small and medium-sized enterprises and 2/3 for others.Some companies lost work because of the Kumamoto earthquake. A special program is starting: when employees of such companies temporarily go work at another company (called a "secondment"), the government helps pay for it.
Sending employerReceiving employer
CoveredEmployers in Kumamoto PrefectureEmployers nationwide that accepted the secondment
ConditionTemporarily scaled back business for economic reasons caused by the earthquakeAccepted a secondment from a sending employer as described on the left
Subsidy rate4/5 for small and medium-sized enterprises, 2/3 for others4/5 for small and medium-sized enterprises, 2/3 for others
- October 1, 2026 (Reiwa 8)The special period begins
- October 15, 2026 (Reiwa 8)The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announces the special measure
- September 30, 2027 (Reiwa 9)The special period ends