The Azores have several measures to support hiring and job creation.
The Contratar Estável (Stable Hire) aims to promote and generate new jobs, through the allocation of support to the promoters, for permanent hiring.
The requirements for the allocation of financial support are:
The level of employment to be maintained is reduced to 80% whenever they are hired:
Employers can only hire former workers after at least 18 months after the termination of a previous employment contract.
Month | % Support |
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0 | 50% |
9 | 10% |
18 | 10% |
27 | 10% |
36 | 20% |
The first instalment shall be paid on the date of approval of the application.
The Contratar+ (Hire+) aims to promote and generate new jobs, through the allocation of support to the promoters, for fixed-term hiring.
The requirements for the allocation of financial support are:
The level of employment to be maintained is reduced to 80% whenever they are hired:
Employers can only hire former workers after at least 18 months after the termination of a previous employment contract.
The gross remuneration corresponds to the value contracted in the employment contract, with the maximum monthly value corresponding, per worker, to twice the minimum remuneration guaranteed in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
Financial support is paid for 12 months, in 4 instalments, every 4 months, the first instalment of the support being paid on the date of approval of the application.
It aims to allocate financial support to employers, with the aim of promoting the creation of permanent jobs, which convert fixed-term employment contracts, within the framework of the hiring support measure, in particular to CONTRATAR+, into employment contracts for an indefinite period.
All workers who are hired for a fixed term under the hiring support measure to CONTRATAR +, whose employment contracts are converted into contracts for an indefinite period.
The financial support shall be paid for 36 months in 5 tranches every 9 months as follows:
Month | % Support |
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0 | 40% |
9 | 10% |
18 | 10% |
27 | 10% |
36 | 30% |
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