Portugal has today a strong pool of workforce with high level of education in a wide range of fields, especially in Business and Administration, with high motivation and adaptability. Although we have a highly qualified and motivated workforce, our wages continue to be competitive when compared to various other EU countries.

1.
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

2.
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES
New
generation
of
active
employment
measures
Reinforcement
of
the
amounts
of
financial
support
Increased
duraBon
of
financial
support
CumulaBon
of
schemes
Some
features
Establishment
of
strategic
interest
regime
-­‐
Traineeships-­‐Employment

3.
Support
to
professional
integration
and
hiring
incentives
Traineeships-­‐Employment
(Estágios
Emprego)
Ordinance
nr.
149-­‐B/2014,
of
24
of
July
Employment
SBmulus
(EsJmulo
Emprego)
Ordinance
nr.
149-­‐A/2014,
of
24
of
July
Temporary
ExempBon
of
the
Social
Security
Tax
(Dispensa
Temporária
Contribuições
para
a
Segurança
Social)
Decree-­‐Law
nr.
89/95,
of
6
of
May
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

4.
Traineeships-­‐Employment
DuraBon
§ General
regime:
9
months
§ Strategic
interest
regime:
6,
9
or
12
months
Beneficiaries
§ Young
unemployed
registered
jobseekers,
aged
between
18
and
30
years
§ Other
unemployed
jobseekers
–
featured
cases
PromoBng
EnBBes
§ Private
for
profit
and
non-­‐for
profit
enTTes
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

5.
MONTHLY
SUPPORTS
TRAINEE
IEFP
SUPPORT
AND
CHARGE
FOR
THE
ENTITY
Support
Headings
Traineeship
Grants
Meals
Allowance
(max.)
Insurance
Against
Accidents
at
work
(max.)
Total
amount
of
IEFP
Support
Social
Security
Tax
23,75%
(enBty
charge)
Total
charge
for
the
EnBty
QualificaBon
Levels
of
the
trainee
≤
Level
2
€
419,22
€
89,67
€
16,35
€
438,16
€
99,56
€
190,91
Level
3
€
503,06
€
89,67
€
16,35
€
505,23
€
119,48
€
227,60
Level
4
€
544,99
€
89,67
€
16,35
€
538,77
€
129,46
€
245,97
Level
5
€
586,91
€
89,67
€
16,35
€
572,
31
€
139,39
€
264,28
Levels
6,
7
e
8
€
691,71
€
89,67
€
16,35
€
656,15
€
164,28
€
310,13
Transport
Allowance
(*)
€
41,92
(*)
Only
for
persons
with
disabiliTes
and
incapacity.
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES
Traineeships-­‐Employment

6.
Features
and
Requirements
§ Support
for
hiring
new
workers:
— Jobseekers
registered
for
at
least
60
consecuTve
days
(young
people
aged
up
to
30
years
or
people
aged
45
years
or
more);
— Jobseekers
registered
for
at
least
6
months
(people
aged
30
to
44
years);
—
Other
unemployed
jobseekers
–
featured
cases
§ Net
job
creaTon;
§ Maintenance
of
employment
volume.
PromoBng
EnBBes
§ Private
for
profit
and
non-­‐for
profit
enTTes.
Employment
Stimulus
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

7.
Financial
Coverage
Type
of
Labour
Contract
Regime
DuraBon
of
Contract
Nr.
of
Months
of
Support
-­‐
Maximum
%
of
IEFP
Support
Limit
of
Monthly
Support
per
Worker
Annual
Limit
of
Nr.
of
Workers
Fixed-­‐Term
Contract
General
Fixed-­‐
Term
6
months
80%
or
100%
€
419,22
25
Permanent
Contract
General
no
limit
12
months
110%
€
419,22
no
limit
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES
Employment
Stimulus

8.
Temporary
Exemption
of
the
Social
Security
Tax
Features
and
Requirements
§ Decrease
in
costs
associated
with
new
hirings:
— Young
people,
looking
for
the
1st
job,
aged
16
to
30
years;
— Long
Term
Unemployed
jobseekers,
registered
for
more
than
12
months;
§ Net
job
creaTon.
PromoBng
EnBBes
§ Private
for
profit
and
non-­‐for
profit
enTTes.
Management
§ Managed
by
the
Social
Security
InsTtute.
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

9.
Financial
Coverage
Type
of
Labour
Contract
Regime
DuraBon
of
Contract
Nr.
of
Months
of
Support
%
SST
*
Limit
of
Monthly
Support
per
Worker
Annual
Limit
of
Nr.
of
Workers
Permanent
Contract
General
no
limit
36
months
100%
no
limit
no
limit
(*)
The
rate
of
SST
in
the
general
regime
is
23,00%
(recent
agreement
with
the
social
partners).
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES
Temporary
Exemption
of
the
Social
Security
Tax

10.
Summary
of
Strategic
Interest
Projects
Total
and
Average
Support
per
Beneficiary
and
Monthly
Programme
/
Measure
Total
Support
to
the
Project
Nr.
of
Months
of
Support
Average
Monthly
Support
Traineeships-­‐
Employment
(levels
6,7
or
8)
€
7.874
12
€
656
Employment
SBmulus
(Permanent
Contract)
€
5.534
12
€
461
Temporary
ExempBon
of
SST
(1)
€
8.280
36
€
230
CumulaBon
of
support
(max.):
€
21.688
48
months
(1) Considering
an
average
wage
of
€
1000
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES

11.
Intervention
Sequences
§ Financial
support
provided
by
the
referenced
measures
is
cumulaBve;
§ The
compleTon
of
a
traineeship
concurs
to
the
fulfillment
of
the
access
requirements
to
Employment
STmulus;
§ Employmente
STmulus
may
be
combined
with
the
Temporary
ExempTon;
Traineeships
-­‐
Employment
Employment
SBmulus
Employment
SBmulus
(maximum
25
workers/year)
Temporary
ExempBon
Permanent
Contracts
Fixed-­‐Term
Contracts
PossibiliBes
of
maximizing
the
support
ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
MEASURES