18.06.2024
THE LABOR OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY START RECEIVING REQUESTS FROM EMPLOYERS FOR INCLUSION IN INCENTIVE MEASURES AND PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
From 17.06.2024, employers can submit their documents to the labor offices in the country for inclusion in promotional measures for employment and training under Art. 50, para. 3 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Employment Promotion Act. They can also take advantage of the free financial resources provided by the Program for training and employment of long-term unemployed persons.
When opening jobs for the unemployed from vulnerable groups on the labor market, any employer can apply for state funding. The programs and measures offered provide various opportunities for full-time or part-time employment, for internships, apprenticeships or training, for green jobs, etc. The duration of individual preferences varies from 3 to 24 months. The amount of the subsidy for each of them is different, in accordance with the National Employment Action Plan in 2024.
The established cooperation councils at the labor offices will examine and evaluate the applications submitted by the employers until 28.06.2024. They will approve the jobs that can be subsidized within the available free financial resource.
Outside the above-mentioned period, employers can also apply for other preferences (financial resources), which are implemented in accordance with Art. 50, para. 4 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Employment Promotion Act (without procedure).
This year, the conclusion of contracts on programs, projects and incentive measures for employment and training under the Employment Promotion Act will be carried out in absentia/remotely, for which a Qualified electronic signature and registration in the System for secure electronic delivery of the Executive Agency "Infrastructure of e-governance", available at the electronic address: https://edelivery.egov.bg/ (as a legal entity or as an individual who has rights to represent the relevant legal entity).
More information can be obtained in the labor offices in the country, as well as on the website of the Employment Agency under the heading "Funding announcements by regions".
