Employment-related subsidy applications
Applying on your behalf for employment-related 助成金 (subsidies administered mainly by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), such as the Career-Up Subsidy, is work reserved exclusively to Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants. 四葉社会保険労務士事務所 supports you from checking eligibility through the plan notification and the payment application. With many of these schemes you cannot satisfy the requirements after the fact, so the rule is to consult us before you hire or change a system.
We charge no upfront fee. We receive a success fee of 20% of the amount awarded, and only when it is awarded. If the subsidy is refused, no fee arises. We accept this work only from companies with an advisory contract.
What is the difference between 助成金 and 補助金?
| 助成金 (employment-related subsidy) | 補助金 (business grant) | |
|---|---|---|
| Administered by | Mainly the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (employment) | Mainly the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (business) |
| Nature | Mostly awarded where the requirements are met | Selected or rejected through screening |
| Who to instruct | Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant (this office) | Administrative scrivener (四葉行政書士事務所, a separate business) |
If you are considering a business 補助金 → Subsidy Application Support (四葉行政書士事務所)
* 四葉行政書士事務所 and 四葉社会保険労務士事務所 accept instructions independently, as separate businesses (no referral fees are exchanged).
When should I consult you?
Before you hire anyone, and before you change a system. With many subsidies you cannot receive the award unless the plan was filed first.
Take the regular-employee conversion course (正社員化コース) of the Career-Up Subsidy. Unless the キャリアアップ計画 (career-up plan) has been filed with the Labour Bureau by the day before the conversion takes effect, that alone means the subsidy is refused. Noticing after the conversion does not allow you to file retroactively. The plan period is set at no less than three and no more than five years.
Also, whether the contract before conversion to regular employment was for a fixed or an indefinite term changes the amount awarded. Which of the two you choose when you take on a part-time or casual worker determines the amount a year later. Please consult us from the point of hiring onward.
In what cases can the subsidy not be received?
We tell you these things first.
- A breach of labor-related legislation means the subsidy is refused. Work that is employment in substance but left as an outsourcing arrangement, or overtime pay that has not been paid — apply while matters stand like that and the screening will surface it. Rectification first, application second — that order cannot be reversed.
- Relatives of the business owner or a director within the third degree of kinship are not eligible workers. If you are employing family members, we check this point first.
- For fraudulent receipt, besides repayment, a penalty and publication of the employer's name, a Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant involved in the application also becomes jointly and severally liable for repayment and has their name published. This is why this office does not accept applications that do not meet the requirements.
* Amounts and requirements are revised each fiscal year. When we quote, we confirm the amount against the payment guidelines in force at the time of application and tell you then.
Fees and how the engagement works
No upfront fee + a success fee of 20% of the amount awarded (tax-inclusive). We accept this work together with an advisory contract. If the subsidy is not awarded, no success fee arises.