Deadline: 7-Nov-22
UNDP has announced a Public Call for private sector enterprises that are interested in creating new jobs and green investments, that is, introducing green products, services, technologies or processes through the use of non-refundable financial resources grants.
The support measure refers to companies from the private sector that are interested in creating new jobs and green investments, that is, introducing green products, services, technologies or processes through the use of non-refundable financial resources – grants.
Objectives
- The purpose of the measure is to contribute to the reduction of unemployment in the country by encouraging the creation of new jobs and catalyzing the process of green transformation of the private sector through the introduction of green products, services, technologies or processes in enterprises.
- The support measure refers to enterprises from the private sector that are ready to create new jobs and realize green investments through the use of non-refundable financial resources – grants.
Funding Information
- The financial support for new hires is from a minimum of 205,000 MKD to a maximum of 615,000 MKD, depending on the number of approved hires:
- Minimum 1 employment for the minimum grant amount of MKD 205,000;
- Minimum of 2 jobs for a grant amount of MKD 410,000;
- Minimum of 3 jobs for a grant amount of MKD 615,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Enterprises from the private sector that meet the following criteria have the right to participate in the program :
- They are ready to encourage their business development through the creation of new jobs and the realization of green investments;
- In the period from 01.01.2020 until publication of the announcement, they have at least 4 employees;
- The total number of permanent employees on the day of application and before the implementation of the support should not be lower than the average number of permanent employees in the previous calendar year, unless the reasons for reducing the number of permanent employees are due to termination of the employment relationship (due to the dismissal of the employee), exercise of the right to a pension, death or incapacity for work.
- The number of newly employed persons cannot be greater than 50% of the average number of permanently employed persons in the previous calendar year;
- On the day of application, they have settled all obligations based on paid salaries and contributions from mandatory social insurance;
- Have no financial loss in the previous year unless the loss was made due to capital investments by the legal entity;
- In 100% private ownership, at least 50.1% is owned by a person/persons with citizenship of the Republic of North Macedonia.
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