Companies can reduce their cost if they create part-time Jobs

He explained that today the Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Valeriano Gómez, after the Sector Conference with representatives of the regions, this plan, "encourages" businesses to create jobs and is aimed specifically at young people and long-term unemployed.

Thus, companies can reduce their fees during the first year of that contract if they start creating the part time job opportunities more.

In addition to this program "outstanding" job, the plan establishes actions shock retraining for those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits in areas with "potential" for growth such as tourism, social care or renewable energy.

Persons involved in these training activities and have lower incomes receive help "support" of 350 euros per month for up to six months.

To do so, must have exhausted unemployment benefit from 16 February this year and not have income exceeding 75% of the minimum wage interporfesional.

This assistance "will depend on the available funds," said the minister and will have an additional allocation that provided for distribution to the regions.

In terms of funding, will be for the redevelopment of the program of rebates and programs for active employment policies and the advancement of the European Social Fund.

Gomez explained that although this plan replaces the program crash Temporary Unemployment Protection and Integration (Prodi), the so-called aid of 426 euros for the unemployed without coverage, it is not "a new Prodi" because it protects only the unemployed but that "help" from forming.

"We will not only give protection," said the minister, adding that "we will try to help the unemployed through public employment services to get a new job."

Companies may deduct their contributions to Social Security for a maximum period of one year and the reduction will be 100 percent if the contract is for SMEs, or 75% if the company has a workforce of more than 250 workers .

By hiring part-time the Government claims that the companies do not wait until there is a "strong creation" of economic growth but also further their recruitment companies, because the time "required."

This program will have 6 months and will be for people under 30 years and people in long-term unemployment, ie registered with employment offices at least 12 months in the 18 months prior to recruitment.

The part-time contract may be permanent or temporary for at least six months and one day must have 50% of normal.

Furthermore, when the part-time contract later becomes permanent, will allow companies to get subsidies fees for this concept in the case of the groups referred to or become a building contract, which includes a layoff of 33 days year worked.

Sector Conference will continue this afternoon to raise awareness of the distribution of the money they receive each autonomous community for active employment policies.