Until Friday, May 27, 2022 and 15:00, business applications will be submitted for the third cycle of the OAED's action, Business Grant Programme for the employment of unemployed people aged 30 years and over in the Regions in Transition (MET), with emphasis on women.

Who it is aimed at the OAED programme

The 12-month program is aimed at businesses operating in the Regions:

• of Western Macedonia
• Mainland Greece
• Ionian islands
• Peloponnese
• North Aegean and Crete

Grant amount

The grant amounts for hiring unemployed people in new full-time positions are as follows:

• 466,5 € monthly (5.598 € annually) for unemployed people aged 30-49
• €559.8 monthly (€6,717.6 annually) for unemployed people aged 50 and over
• €606.45 per month (€7,277.4 per year) for long-term unemployed aged 30 and over
• €653.1 monthly (€7,837.2 annually) for long-term unemployed aged 50 and over
• €699.75 monthly (€8,397 annually) for unemployed women aged 30 and over

Companies interested in participating will submit their application exclusively electronically through the State Aid Information System of the Ministry of Development & Tourism. Investments, at the following address: http://www.ependyseis.gr/mis. Then, the labour advisers of the Public Employment Service of the OAED they will indicate to the company candidates, according to the unemployed category, the specialty and the required qualifications and the company will choose among the candidates for the recruitment.

A necessary condition is that the company has not reduced its staff in the three months prior to the application and has not received funding from state aid of more than €200,000 in the previous 3 years (current and two previous). The salary and insurance contribution subsidy includes the respective Christmas and Easter gifts and leave allowances.

The program, with a total budget of €32,000,000, is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund), through the EP. "Human Resource Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020".

For the Public Invitation and detailed information, visit the address: http://www.oaed.gr/anoikta-programmata

For more information about the Action see here.