NSRF: New action to hire unemployed people in the Central Macedonia Region and a subsidy of up to 85,000 euros

New action for the creation of new full-time jobs for a period of 12 months, by hiring unemployed people in businesses of the Region of Central Macedonia who are at least secondary school graduates.

Through the action, the creation of new jobs in existing very Small, Small, Medium or Large Companies that are active in the sectors:

The Action is implemented at all stages (submission, evaluation, objections, affiliation, control, certification, modification, payment, etc.) through the Integrated Information System of State Aids (OPSKE), access to which is given to aid beneficiaries via the website https://app.opske.gr/ and to which aid beneficiaries must submit all requests to the Special Program Management Service Central Macedonia / EFEPAE (e.g. submission requests, objections, audit requests, amendment requests, etc.).

Budget of the Action for the recruitment of the unemployed

6,700,000 euros

To whom

Businesses that:

a) have completed and closed the management year of 2023
b) are substantially active during the closed management year of 2023 (Main Activity Code or Activity Code with the highest revenue) in an eligible KAD activity included in Annex I: ELIGIBLE FIELDS OF ACTIVITY of the Call for Action, which is an integral part of of this decision

Submission Period

From 28/1/2025 to 30/9/2025 (or until the budget runs out).

The funding application must be submitted electronically through the Integrated State Aid Management Information System (OPSKE) using the standard Funding Application Submission Form and is accompanied by all the necessary supporting documents provided for in APPENDIX II “Submission/joining reasons”.

Funding applications in which all mandatory fields of OPSKE have not been completed will not be able to be submitted and proceed to the next stage.

Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions of participation are described in the detailed Announcement of the Action.

What is financed in the Action for the recruitment of the unemployed

Businesses are subsidized for each unemployed-beneficiary who is subject to the Action from the date of their employment and for a period of twelve (12) months.

The grant covers the total salary costs per beneficiary for one full-time man-month with 25 days of insurance per month and 8 hours per day. In particular, the salary cost includes the gross actual monthly gross earnings, the insurance and employer’s contributions, including Christmas and Easter holiday allowances and the holiday allowance.

The grantable budget of the operations should be formed according to the amounts mentioned below:

  • Beneficiary’s Education Level: Secondary Education/Post-Secondary Education Degree
  • Subsidized monthly wage costs (Total employer costs) up to 1,300.00 euros
  • Total subsidized wage costs for 12 months of employment up to 18,200.00 euros
  • Beneficiary’s level of education: Higher education/Master’s degree/PhD degree
  • Subsidized monthly wage costs (Total employer costs) up to 1,900.00 euros
  • Total subsidized wage costs for 12 months of employment up to 26,600.00 euros

The above amounts refer to the maximum total grant and are finalized upon completion of the transaction based on the actual data of the monthly salary cost. Christmas and Easter holiday allowances and holiday allowance are taken into account when calculating the total grantable calculation.

The maximum amount that a company can receive is 85,500 euros.

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