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The Council of Ministers approved this Wednesday at the proposal of the head of the Presidency Economy and Business Jordi Gallardo three programs to promote recruitment to improve access to jobs for people who are unemployed. Two of the regulations - those aimed at the public and private sectors - give continuity to programs already launched in previous years. The third aims to make a special impact on the inclusion of young people aged between 16 and 25 who have achieved the skills of a socio-occupational inclusion program.The general objective of the call for programs to improve employability in accordance with the needs of the labor market and the conditions of people in a situation of unemployment is to promote quality employment as stable as possible. The 2022 Program for Improving Employability through the Public Sector and Social Initiative Entities Enhances Access to the Labor Market for People with the Most Difficulty of Inclusion.The Government has approved this Wednesday at the proposal of the Minister of the Presidency Economy and Enterprise Jordi Gallardo the Regulations of the Program to improve employability through the public sector and social initiative entities for this year 2022. The aim is to promote access to employment for people with more difficulties in entering the labor market.This years program includes projects started in 2012 to promote employment and recruitment offering tailored and appropriate solutions at all times taking into account the socio-economic context. In this regard it is recalled that in 2020 given the situation arising from the health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and due to the increase in people in a situation of unemployment two specific programs were promoted - one aimed at the private sector and another in the public sector - aimed at those registered with the Andorra Employment Service SOA. In 2021 taking into account the continuity of the pandemic the measures set out in the programs launched in 2020 were maintained.This 2022 in view of the improvement in the employment situation experienced - which has resulted in a decrease in unemployment registered in the SOA and at the same time in an increase in the number of jobs offered in the private sector - changes the program of promotion of employment in the public sector in order to enhance access to employment for people with more difficulties in inclusion in the labor market.For this reason the program for this year is aimed at people who are enrolled in a job search in the SOA who are part of the groups with the most difficulty in accessing work. Specifically people over the age of 45 people aged 16 to 25 long-term unemployed people with more than six consecutive months of registration in the SOA prior to intermediation people receiving aid for involuntary unemployment while this aid is in force people with disabilities and people who are in a situation of vulnerability in the mode of work intervention with support.Therefore the program aims to promote social and labor inclusion through temporary employment for a period of between one month and six months extendable for a maximum of six additional months in the event that the situation arising from the health emergency and its consequences for the labor market make it necessary. In addition the program may have a training component depending on the specific needs of each person hired as determined by the SOA in order to increase their degree of employability.Under this program the Government takes care of the monthly remuneration equivalent to the minimum wage of the people hired with the previous withholding of the contribution percentage paid by this person and the payment of the business part of contribution to the CASS during the duration of the contract. When the working day is less than forty hours of work per week the remuneration is proportional to the hours worked although the contribution to the CASS will be made for the minimum wage.In the case of those contracted to the General Administration and the Administration of Justice the Government will pay the salary directly through SOA. For workers hired by the General Council public bodies autonomous bodies public companies non-profit social organizations that do work for the social and labor inclusion of people and companies of socio-labor inclusion the payment will be made in the form of a subsidy to these bodies for full monthly payments and for the same amount of the minimum wage plus the business part of the contribution to the CASS.The Program will be operational from its publication in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Andorra BOPA and is valid until 31 December 2022.The 2022 Private Sector Procurement Promotion Program is approvedThe Government has also today approved the Regulations for the Private Sector Procurement Promotion Program for 2022 which is being developed in parallel with the public sector and youth programs. The aim is to continue to encourage the hiring by companies of unemployed people registered in the SOA and who are part of the groups with the most difficulty in accessing work maintaining the 2021 financial subsidies for hiring.The program is structured in two successive phases a first fixed-term contract of six months followed by a second phase of an indefinite contract. The contract offered must be 40 hours a week with a probationary period of one month and a salary equal to or greater than the minimum wage. In addition a 3 salary increase must be included when switching to permanent employment.Therefore the companies that take part in it will receive a subsidy of 4500 euros for 12 months of contracting - 300 euros per month during the 6 months of initial contract and 450 euros per month during the first six months of indefinite contracting.
