2024-09-30T18:19:00
                        
                                                            Portugal
                                                    
                                                
                            support for internships and open-ended contracts for unemployed individuals and qualified young people
                        
                        
                                                                                     
                                                    
                                                
                     
                    
                        
                        
                                                        On September 23, 2024, the government approved a set of measures to promote employment. These include financial support for internships and open-ended contracts for unemployed individuals and qualified young people.
| Measure 
 | Support for holding professional internships lasting 6 months—which cannot be extended—or 12 months for people with disabilities
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| Eligible entities 
 | Natural persons or non-governmental legal persons with or without profit motives that meet the legal requirements, such as having their tax and social security affairs in order, and not having been convicted of a serious or very serious labor infringement in the past two yearsCompanies undergoing recovery (insolvency or pre-insolvency) can also aply
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| Elegible interns | Young people (= 35 years) and other unemployed individuals registered with the Employment and Professional Training Institute (Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, “IEFP”), holding a level 4 or 5 qualification according to the National Qualifications Framework ("NQF")
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| Intern benefits 
 | Monthly internship grant (up to 1.8 times the Social Support Index ("IAS); in 2024: €916.67)Meal or food allowanceOccupational accident insuranceTransportation for individuals with disabilities
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| Financial support 
 | 65% internship copayment (80% in certain situations)Meal or food allowanceOccupational accident insuranceTransportation
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| Financial support payment 
 | In two installments (three for individuals with disabilities)
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| Application 
 |  IEFP to announce annual application periodApplications are open from October 3, 2024, until 6:00 p.m. on April 28, 2025
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| Measure 
 | Financial support for entering full-time, open-ended employment contracts
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| Eligible entities 
 | Natural persons or non-governmental legal persons with or without profit motives that meet the legal requirements, such as having their tax and social security affairs in order, and not having been convicted of a serious or very serious labor infringement in the past two yearsCompanies undergoing recovery (insolvency or pre-insolvency) can also apply
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| Eligible employees 
 | Unemployed individuals registered with the IEFP for at least three months
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| Conditions 
 | Having a job listing on the IEFP portal, indicating application for this measureNot having any collective redundancies or redundancies due to elimination of the work post or to non-adaptation in the three months before submitting the applicationHaving net job creationMaintaining the employment level achieved through the support for at least 24 months from the first month of the supported contractProviding professional training during the support period
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| Financial support 
 | 12 times the IAS (in 2024: €6,111.12)Possible 5% increase in certain situationsUp to four cumulative increases
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| Financial support payment |  | 
| Application 
 | IEFP to establish and announce application periods
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This program is aimed at promoting qualified employment and attracting talent, especially among young people. The program includes two measures:
A. +Talent Internships
| Measure 
 | Support for professional internships lasting 6 months—which cannot be extended—or 12 months for individuals with disabilities
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| Eligible entities 
 | Natural persons or non-governmental legal persons with or without profit motives that meet the legal requirements, such as having their tax and social security affairs in order, and not having been convicted of a serious or very serious labor infringement in the past two yearsCompanies undergoing recovery (insolvency or pre-insolvency) can also apply
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| Eligible interns 
 | Young unemployed individuals registered with the IEFP or who have permanently emigrated for at least 12 months, aged = 35 years, with a level 6 or higher qualification according to the NQF (bachelor’s degree)
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| Intern benefits 
 | Monthly internship grant (up to 2.6 times the IAS; in 2024: €1,324.08)Meal or food allowanceOccupational accident insuranceTransportation
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| Financial support 
 | 65% internship copayment (80% in certain situations)Meal or food allowanceOccupational accident insuranceTransportation
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| Financial support payment 
 | In two installments (three for individuals with disabilities)
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| Application 
 | IEFP to announce annual application periodApplications are open from October 3, 2024, until 6:00 p.m. on April 28, 2025
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B. +Talent Employment
| Measure 
 | Support for full-time, open-ended contracts, with an entry salary not lower than that of a graduate in the general career of senior technician in the Public Administration (in 2024: €1,385.98)
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| Eligible entities 
 | Natural persons or non-governmental legal persons with or without profit motives that meet the legal requirements, such as having their tax and social security affairs in order, and not having been convicted of a serious or very serious labor infringement in the past two yearsCompanies under recovery (insolvency or pre-insolvency) can also apply
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| Eligible employees 
 | Young unemployed individuals registered with the IEFP or who have permanently emigrated for at least 12 months, aged = 35 years, with a level 6, 7 or 8 qualification according to the NQF (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate)
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| Conditions 
 | Having a job listing on the IEFP portal, indicating application for this measureNot having collective redundancies or redundancies due to elimination of the work post or to non-adaptation in the three months before submitting the applicationHaving net job creationMaintaining the employment level achieved through the support for at least 24 months from the first month of the supported contractProviding professional training during the support period
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| Financial support 
 | 18 times the IAS (in 2024: €9,166.68)Possible 35% increase in certain situationsUp to four cumulative increases
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| Financial support payment 
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| Application 
 | IEFP to establish and announce the application periods
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We recommend that companies map their activity to see the extent to which they could benefit from any of the above measures.