Slovakia: Subsidies for creating jobs
Under certain conditions, employers can obtain non-repayable financial contributions from the competent Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family to promote the employment of unemployed citizens. These financial contributions are governed by the Act No. 5/2004 Coll. on Employment Services.
1. Contribution to the employment of disadvantaged job seekers
Bratislava Region
Maximum EUR 290.33 / monthly (totally: EUR 3,483.96 per 12 months).
Other regions
Maximum EUR 348.40 / monthly (totally: EUR 4,180.80 per 12 months) – in districts with lower unemployment rate than the average in the Slovak Republic in the previous year;
Maximum EUR 464.54 / monthly (totally: EUR 5,574.48 per 12 months) – in districts with higher unemployment rate than the average in the Slovak Republic
Target group:
Citizens unemployed for at least three (3) months classified as disadvantaged job seekers (e.g. school graduates younger than 26 years; persons over 50 years, persons unemployed for at least 12 months, etc.).
Period of subsidization: Maximum twelve (12) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: At least six (6) months beyond the period of subsidization.
2. Contribution to the employee´ s first regularly paid job
Bratislava Region
Maximum EUR 257.70 / monthly (totally: EUR 3,092.40 per 12 months).
Other regions
Maximum EUR 429.50 / monthly (totally: EUR 5,154.00 per 12 months) – in districts with lower unemployment rate than the average in the Slovak Republic in the previous year;
Maximum EUR 515.40 / monthly (totally: EUR 6,184.80 per 12 months) – in districts with higher unemployment rate than the average in the Slovak Republic in the previous year.
Target group:
Citizens under 25, unemployed for at least three (3) months, who have not yet had regularly paid jobs;
Citizens under 29, unemployed for at least three (6) months, who have not yet had regularly paid jobs.
Period of subsidization: Maximum twelve (12) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: At least six (6) months beyond the period of subsidization.
3. Contribution to employee training
Maximum EUR 58.06 (two times for the period of subsidization) to personal protective equipment, working equipment, and working tools;
Maximum EUR 273.77 / monthly (totally: EUR 2,463.93 per 9 months) contribution to cover part of labour costs per employee;
Maximum EUR 68.44 / mentored employee / month to mentoring.
The training time shall be minimum three (3) months and maximum six (6) months. The contribution shall be paid as a lump sum at the end of training.
The financial contribution shall be provided to employers who will create part-time jobs at least for nine (9) months.
Target group:
Citizens under 25, unemployed for at least three (3) months;
Citizens under 29, unemployed for at least three (6) months.
Period of subsidization: Maximum nine (9) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: Zero (0) months.
Job: Only part-time jobs.
4. Contribution to the employment of long-term unemployed
Bratislava Region: N/A
Other regions
Maximum EUR 438.04 / monthly (totally: EUR 5,256.48 per 12 months) – citizens unemployed from twelve (12) to twenty four (24) months inclusive;
Maximum EUR 520.17 / monthly (totally: EUR 7,802.55 per 15 months) – citizens unemployed for more than twenty four (24) months;
Maximum EUR 136.88 / monthly – the contribution to mentors maximum during the first three (3) months from the date of employment.
Period of subsidization:
Twelve (12) months for persons unemployed from twelve (12) to twenty four (24) months inclusive;
Fifteen (15) months for persons unemployed for more than twenty four (24) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: At least three (3) months after the end of subsidizing for citizens who have been unemployed from twelve (12) to twenty four (24) months inclusive.
In the case of citizens who have been unemployed for over twenty four (24) months, the period of compulsory maintenance of the job after subsidization shall be zero (0) months.
5. Contribution to the employment of citizens older than 50 years
Bratislava Region: N/A
Other regions
Maximum EUR 453.52 / monthly (totally: EUR 5,442.24 per 12 months).
Target group:
Unemployed persons over 50 years, irrespective of the duration of unemployment.
Period of subsidization: Maximum twelve (12) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: Zero (0) months.
6. Contribution to the employment of graduates
Bratislava Region: N/A
Other regions
Maximum EUR 302.35 / monthly (totally: EUR 1,814.10 per 6 months).
This financial contribution is designated for the employer employing unemployed graduates, who pursued graduate internship with him, no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the end of the graduate internship.
Target group:
Young people under the age of 29 years.
Employment: Full-time job.
Period of subsidization: Maximum six (6) months.
Period of compulsory maintenance of subsidized jobs: At least three (3) months beyond the period of subsidization.
Graduate internship (being the precondition for obtaining the contribution to the employment of graduates)
Financial contribution to the employer: EUR 0.00
Financial contribution to the unemployed graduate:
Maximum EUR 128.75 / monthly (totally: EUR 772.50 per 6 months).
Target group:
Persons unemployed at least one (1) month, younger than 26 years, who have completed systematic vocational preparation less than two (2) years ago and have not yet had regularly paid job.
Graduate internship period: At least three (3) months and up to six (6) months for twenty (20) hours a week.
If you need to prepare documentation and communicate with the Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, please, do not hesitate to contact us. We will gladly provide you the necessary assistance.
Contributed by VGD Slovakia
JUDr. Ondrej Šuriak
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