The Ministry of Employment, Business, and Autonomous Work has announced in the Official Gazette of the Andalusian Government (BOJA) the call for applications for grants to promote the creation, maintenance, and adaptation of jobs occupied by people with disabilities, both in Special Employment Centers (CEE) and in regular companies. This package has a budget of 110 million euros for five lines of incentives. Both CEEs and regular companies have a one-month deadline to apply, meaning until June 16th.
The call published in BOJA includes three lines of grants for Special Employment Centers (companies where at least 70% of the workforce is composed of people with disabilities) totaling a credit of 109.3 million euros, supporting fixed investment linked to the creation of indefinite employment, the maintenance of jobs for people with disabilities, and the adaptation and removal of architectural barriers, as well as two lines aimed at regular companies with an investment of 622,000 euros that also promote the creation of indefinite employment, the adaptation of jobs, and the elimination of architectural barriers, all in a non-competitive regime.
Creation and maintenance of employment
Line 1, which includes a grant of up to 15,000 euros for the creation of indefinite employment for people with disabilities in CEEs and has a budget of 900,000 euros, links these new positions to fixed investment for construction, installation, or modernization costs of production units in these companies.
Line 2 is aimed at the maintenance of jobs held by people with disabilities in CEEs and subsidizes staying active in Social Security. It is the line with the highest budget, 108.4 million euros, covering a percentage between 50 and 75% of the actual cost derived from the effective provision of work for each person, varying according to the type and degree of disability, the duration of the contract, and membership in certain groups.
Additionally, a budget of 47,500 euros is allocated to the adaptation of jobs and the removal of architectural barriers. This includes measures of physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication universal accessibility, as well as those appropriate to the needs of each situation, in addition to providing personal protective equipment and removing architectural barriers or obstacles. The aid amounts to 1,800 euros for each hired person and job.
Incentives for regular companies
Line 5 of grants, with a budget of 600,000 euros, aims to create indefinite employment, supporting new hires and the transformation of existing fixed-term contracts. The grant for each indefinite contract ranges up to 5,500 euros in general and increases to 8,000 euros based on the type and degree of disability and membership in certain groups. If the hiring is done by self-employed individuals, cooperatives, or labor societies for the first time, or when employees with disabilities come from a labor enclave, the aid can increase by 2,000 euros.
Finally, Line 6 supports the removal of architectural barriers and adaptation of jobs held by people with disabilities in regular market companies with a budget of 22,000 euros. The grant reaches up to 1,800 euros for each hired person and job.
This is the second call made under the new regulatory order of these grants, which, among other innovations, includes an increase in grant amounts and budget allocation, as well as automation in management. Therefore, the amount is calculated using data obtained from queries to the State Tax Administration Agency and the General Treasury of Social Security, avoiding Special Employment Centers from having to provide payslips and payment receipts for employees.
The forms to submit applications are available on the virtual office of the Ministry of Employment, Business, and Autonomous Work and must be submitted to the general electronic headquarters of the Andalusian Government Administration, through the Catalog of Procedures and Services. These incentives can be requested by Special Employment Centers, associations, foundations, or non-profit entities, as well as companies in the regular job market, including self-employed individuals, worker cooperatives, and labor societies.
