As of Wednesday, persons from socially vulnerable groups can apply at an ad for subsidised employment. The ad is open for one month and for this year the state is to give subsidies for the employment of 100 persons.
Companies that will employ persons will receive MKD 23,000 per month, for six months, from the state and after that they are obliged to keep the employees for additional half a year.
All social assistance recipients, victims of domestic violence, persons who had the status of children without parental care or low-income family are eligible to apply at the ad.
All private companies that are interested in subsidies to hire these persons can also apply.
"Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will provide financial subsidy amounting to MKD 23,000 per month for six months," Labor Minister Dime Spasov said.
Spasov said that the state will fund 100 new employments for persons from socially vulnerable groups and that the ministy has secured a total budget amounting to MKD 15.6 million.
"I encourage all persons who meet these conditions to apply and all private companies and take advantage of the favorable conditions and to fill the vacancies which will help the most vulnerable citizens in the country," he said.
Spasov underlined that support to socially vulnerable groups is the government's priority referring to the measures on improving their lives, as increase in social assistance, one-time debt writeoff, subsidies for electricity consumption, etc.