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From August 15 2022 the Enterprises regional workforce support program will start. Companies can apply for a maximum of HUF 150000 monthly non-refundable wage subsidy for newly hired job seekers registered in rural areas announced Zsolt Kutnynszky. The state secretary responsible for industry and the labor market of the Ministry of Technology and Industry said that the state contribution provided for a maximum of half a year specifically encourages those in a more difficult employment situation - e.g. career starters people with a low level of education or those raising small children - getting a job.The new program will be available in all rural regions of the country except for Budapest and Pest County from the middle of the month. The target group of the support is those who have not yet reached the age of 25 career starters between the ages of 25 and 30 over 50 with at least a basic education job seekers who have been registered for at least 6 months. However those who have left public employment for no more than 30 days have a changed ability to work are raising small children receive care allowances or are residents of one of the small rural settlements listed in the soon-to-be-published call can also be supported.In the case of employment of a job seeker who can be classified in at least one of the above groups the amount of the subsidy is half of the gross salary charged to the employer and the actually transferred social contribution tax. If the newly hired employee meets several of the listed criteria the company can request support of up to 75 percent of the gross salary and allowance. The employer may receive a maximum of HUF 150000 monthly wage subsidy for a jobseeker for a maximum of six months in the case of a full working time of 8 hours per day. The detailed documentation will be published on the website www.munka.hu on August 15 .Zsolt Kutnynszky explained One of the most important tasks of the government is to protect the results achieved in building a work-based economy and achieve full employment. Despite the extraordinary challenges the most important labor market indicators are at the most favorable levels measured since the regime change. In recent months the lowest values of the last three decades have been registered in the number of job seekers. The opportunity that will open in the countryside within days can help up to ten thousand people find work. In the central Hungarian region the Enterprise workforce support program continues unchanged. Thanks to the government initiative launched nearly two years ago nearly 50000 jobseekers across the country have been placed with a total of HUF 32 billion in support.
