05.05.2022

THE ACCEPTANCE OF DOCUMENTS UNDER MEASURE 60/40 FOR THE PERIOD MARCH - JUNE 2022 CONTINUES

We remind you that on April 8 the Employment Agency launched a new procedure for applying for the measure, which gained popularity as 60/40. It may include employers seeking support for maintaining the employment of their staff in the period March - June 2022. This opportunity is provided by Decree of the Council of Ministers № 40 of 31.03.2022, amending the already well-known Decree № 151/2020 to upgrade the anti-crisis measure to support employment launched two years ago.

The terms and conditions for receiving support in the period March - June 2022 are similar to those applied for the previous two months of January and February. The measure continues to support the maintenance of employment in enterprises engaged in economic activity in the sectors specified in the Council of Ministers Decree № 151/2020, whose average monthly sales revenues in 2020 have decreased compared to 2019.

The regulated support at this stage also amounts to 60% of the income and social security contributions of each employee in enterprises, whose sales revenues in the month for which the support is provided have decreased by not less than 40% compared to the average monthly revenues for the whole of 2019. For employees in enterprises whose sales revenues during the month have decreased by at least 30 percent compared to the average monthly income for 2019, funds will continue to be paid in the amount of 50%. For those established after January 1, 2020, the decline in income for the month for which they apply will be determined compared to the average monthly income for 2020. The amount of funds provided for each employee will continue to be determined based on his insurance income for October 2021

The funds under the current design of the measure will be paid monthly, as the deadlines for acceptance of documents are as follows:

- for the month of March 2022 - until 17.00 on 29.04.2022 - for documents submitted in person at the Labor Office Directorate and until 30.04.2022 - for documents sent electronically through the Security System electronic service or licensed postal operator;

- for the month of April 2022 - until 31.05.2022;

- for the month of May and June 2022 - until June 10, 2022;

- submission of reporting documents for the month of June 2022 - by July 29, 2022.

For convenience and in view of the set deadline, employers who meet the requirements of CMD № 151/2020, as amended with CMD № 40/31.03.2022, and wish to receive support for the months of May and June 2022, can apply by submitting only one application for the two months, using the approved forms and sample documents.

At this stage of measure 60/40, the application and the documents for payment of funds under the Decree are submitted to the Directorate "Labor Office", serving the territory of the place of work of employees, regardless of the method of submission. Applications and accompanying documents may be submitted electronically through the Secure Electronic Service System, sent through a licensed postal operator, and submitted on site at the relevant employment office.

On the website of the Employment Agency, in the section "Financial incentives for maintaining employment", up-to-date materials for information of employers, the application procedure containing the conditions, requirements, procedure and manner of application, sample application and appendices are published, as well as other auxiliary materials.

Under the previous design of the measure "60/40" for the payment of funds to maintain the employment of employees in the period January and February 2022 in the district of Montana, 29 employers were approved to maintain the employment of 1384 people in January and 26 employers to maintain the employment of 220 people in February.