Factsheet for measure
PT-2020-23/966
– measures in Portugal
Support to companies for hiring on the basis of teleworking contracts in interior regions
Apoio à contratação em regime de teletrabalho/regiões do interior
Background information
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 41/2020, of 6 June, that approved the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme, established new measures to promote and extend teleworking (2.6), among which is the support to business in the interior regions with incidence on support to companies for hiring on the basis of teleworking contracts (2.6.2.1).
Content of measure
Within the scope of the +CO3SO Jobs Programme a new support to job creation was put in place supporting all the direct costs associated with the jobs created, namely the remuneration plus the respective contributory expenses borne by the employer, for a maximum period of 36 months.
In addition to this support, the measure Working in the Interior Regions Programme (2.6.2) provides additional support to coastal companies that create teleworking jobs in interior regions (2.6.2.1). Coastal companies will receive an amount equivalent to 0.5% of Social Support Index (SSI in 2020 = 438,81€), per job created, for each month of support, regardless of the number of jobs created, whenever teleworking jobs are created in interior regions.
Use of measure
Not estimated yet.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Applies to all workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Applies to all citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Company / Companies
Local / regional government
EU (Council, EC, EP)
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European Funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Consulted
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Consulted
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Form
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Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies
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Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level
Involvement
Social Partners were consulted at the Standing Committee for Social Concertation.
Views and reactions
Unknown.
Sources
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06 June 2020: Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 41/2020
(data.dre.pt)
