Subsidies for hiring senior citizens under new rules
Last week, the parliament finally adopted the Act on the Labor Market and Employment Services, which provides for new rules in the granting of subsidies to employers for employing senior citizens.
Based on an agreement with the district governor, the employer will be able to obtain a monthly subsidy not exceeding half of the minimum wage for each employed senior citizen. The condition will be that this person did not work for the employer immediately prior to registering with the employment office. The subsidy will be available for a maximum of:
• 12 months – in the case of employing an unemployed woman aged 50-60 or an unemployed man aged 50-65,
• 1 month – if a senior citizen of retirement age is hired (in which case the subsidy may be granted repeatedly).
After the subsidy period expires, the employer will assume the obligation to pay the entire salary and will have to continue to employ the senior citizen for 6 months or 1 month, respectively.
The bill is now awaiting the President's signature.