The programme
The programme
Creation of 5,000 new full-time jobs with the
recruitment of unemployed
registered in the unemployment register of the
OAED
, aged 30 years and over in the Regions in Transition (MTE), with a focus on women.
Specifically, the METs include Western Macedonia, Central Greece, the Ionian Islands, the Peloponnese, the North Aegean and Crete.
The action Programme of business grants for the employment of unemployed people aged 30 years and over in the Regions in Transition (MTE), with emphasis on women, is co-funded by Greece and the European Union (
European Social Fund
), through the Operational Programme "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning".
Who it concerns
Who it concerns
Private enterprises and general private sector employers that carry out regular economic activity and operate in the 6 Regions in Transition of the country.
Conditions for participation
A prerequisite for the inclusion of an enterprise in the action for the employment of unemployed persons is that it has not made a reduction in its staff during the last quarter before the date of submission of the application for funding (in calendar terms).
If the number of staff at the start date of the quarter under examination is the same as at the date of submission of the application - irrespective of whether there are any changes in the number of staff during that period - the enterprise may be included in the measure. The above requirement of no reduction in staff must also be met for the period from the date of submission of the application to the date of the decision approving the undertaking's participation in the action.
Staff reduction is considered to be:
a. the termination of the employment contract,
b. the change of employment status from full-time to part-time or rotating employment,
c. the voluntary exit that is done at the initiative of the employer, through programs to provide mainly financial incentives for voluntary exit,
d. voluntary withdrawal, which is considered as a termination of the contract, in accordance with Art. 38 of Law 4488/2017 (A΄137),
e. the suspension of an employee,
f. the exercise of the right to withdraw from work under Chapter 325 of the Labour Code.
In these cases, in order to qualify for the action for the employment of unemployed persons, the enterprise must cover the reduction in the number of employees by the date of submission of the application for funding. If the enterprise has made a reduction in staff during the period following the date of submission of the application for funding, it may be included in the action, provided that it has covered the reduction by the date of the assessment.
Program Budget
Program Budget
The budget of the Action Grant to enterprises for the employment of unemployed persons aged 30 years and over, with emphasis on women, amounts to 32.000.000€.
Analytically:
For the year 2021: EUR 12.000.000
For the year 2022: EUR 20.000.000
Height of aid
Amplification intensity
Category of unemployed person Percentage (%) of grant Amount (€):
Unemployed men (up to 12 months and up to 49 years) 50% 466.50
Unemployed men aged 50 and over (up to 12 months of unemployment) 60% 559.80
Long-term unemployed men (over 12 months of unemployment) 65% 606.45
Long-term unemployed men aged 50 and over 70% 653.10
Unemployed women 75% 699.75
The maximum amount of the grant that a single undertaking may receive from the action may not exceed €200,000, or €100,000 where it operates in the road transport sector, subject to the cumulation conditions of Reg. EU 1407/2013.
Expenses subsidized
Expenses subsidized
Businesses receive a grant for each person covered by the action from the date of recruitment for a period of 12 months.
Eligible costs are given in the form of a grant and relate to the wage and non-wage costs of the beneficiary for 12 months of full-time employment, including gross monthly wages, employer's insurance contributions, Christmas and Easter bonuses and holiday allowances.
Important dates
Important dates
The deadline for the submission of funding applications for the 1st round is Monday 12 July 2021 at 13:00 and the closing date is Monday 13 September 2021 at 15:00.
The application for funding is submitted electronically to the State Aid Information System (PASKE) of the Ministry of Development and Investment at the following address: www.ependyseis.gr/mis by selecting the relevant indicator.
Useful files
Useful files
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