Secretaria-Geral do Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social

The application period for the new measure to support open-ended recruitment starts on 15 March.

The Sustainable Employment Commitment measure is an incentive for the permanent hiring of unemployed persons registered in the IEFP, complemented by the allocation of financial support for the payment of social security contributions, in the first year of validity of the supported employment contracts.

This measure to support open-ended contracts was established by Ministerial Implementing Order No 38/2022 of 17 January 2022 and amended by Ministerial Implementing Order No 106/2022 of 3 March 2022.

Exceptional and transitional, the Sustainable Employment Commitment measure provides, in addition to financial support for hiring corresponding to 12 times the value of the social support index, a set of increases of financial support to be applied whenever it is concerned:

• hiring young people up to the age of 35;
• hiring people with disabilities and disabilities;
• entering into contracts with a basic pay equal to or greater than twice the value of the statutory minimum wage;
• workstation located in the hinterland;
• the employer is part of a bargaining collective labour regulation instrument (IRCT), in accordance with Article 2 of the Labour Code;
• hiring of persons of the under-represented sex in the profession.

The application period for the Sustainable Employment Commitment runs from 9:00 a.m. on 15 March to 6:00 p.m. on 30 December 2022, in accordance with Call for Tender No 01/C06‐i02/2022, approved by the Governing Board of IEFP, IP on 9 March 2022.

The application can be made by the promoter in the iefponline portal in its management area and in its own form, by means of a job vacancy sign that meets the requirements for the grant of financial support and in which it is expressly stated that it is submitting an application for the measure.

If the entity is not yet registered on this portal, it must register in advance.

Before applying, please consult the notice of invitation to tender available on the measure page Sustainable Employment Commitment of this portal. Check the access rules for this measure.

For more information or clarification, contact us through the telephone lines 300 010 001 and 215 803 555 (working days from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.).

Source: IEFP