Reimbursement of training cost - according to the Act of 11 October 2013 on special measures related to the protection of jobs.

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Zwrot kosztów szkolenia - zgodnie z zapisami Ustawy o szczególnych rozwiązaniach związanych z ochroną miejsc pracy.
Name of the instrument - English translation
Reimbursement of training cost - according to the Act of 11 October 2013 on special measures related to the protection of jobs.
Scheme ID
170
Country
Poland
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for companies
Sub-type of instrument
Support for direct costs
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Companies facing economic problems and which introduced economic downtime or reduced number of working hours may apply for the grant from the Labour Fund. Any training justified by the present or future needs of the company is eligible. The public co-funding share is up to 80% of employee training costs (but not exceeding 300% of the average monthly salary). There is no preferential treatment. There is no limitation to re-use the scheme.

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Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Further instrument
the Act of 11 October 2013 on special measures related to the protection of jobs
Objective(s) and target(s)
To support employees' training in companies facing financial problems (the reason to introduce this kind of support in 2013 was related to the effects of the great recession and then international trade restrictions introduced by the Russian Federation), which introduced economic downtime or reduced number of working hours. The idea behind reimbursing the cost of training is that during the economic downtime or reduced working hours availability of employees for training is higher, and may be used to supply the employees with skills important from the company point of view.
Year of implementation
2013
Operation/management
Ministry responsible for Labour issues provides funds from the Labour Fund and Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund to the district job centres. District job centres sign the contracts with employers, confirms the availability of co-financing from the Labour Fund or Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund, control the contract execution and transfer money to the employer. Voivodship Marshall collects the data on the use of resources for co-financing training from the district job centres and transfers it to the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
Eligible group(s)
Companies facing economic problems with employees on economic downtime or with reduced working hours by up to half of the usual full-time.
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
All kind of training justified by the present or future needs of the company, including: - Programmes leading to a formal qualification (formal education) allowing to obtain a qualification of ISCED 0-8 level; - General courses (e.g. language courses); - Occupational courses connected to the present economic activity of the participant; - Occupational courses of all kinds.
Source of financing and collection mechanism
Labour Fund - in case of companies reporting a decline in total turnover of not less than 15% for 6 consecutive months of the year. Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund - in case of companies reporting a decline in total turnover because of international trade restrictions (this support was available only for 2015-2017).
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
The employer applies to the district job centre to receive the co-financing for employees' training. The district job centre confirms the availability of funds and signs the contract with the employer. The funding is transferred from the Labour Fund or Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund to the company (not the employee) 7 days after signing the contract between the district job office and the company. Companies that best meet pre-determined criteria (specified through top-down procedures) are funded. Reimbursement of up to 80% of training cost (but not exceeding 300% of the average monthly salary).
Eligible costs
Tuition fees and other costs related to training, such as travel costs, physician and/or psychological test, if necessary - insurance.
Volumes of funding
Not available
Beneficiaries/take up
This instrument has not been used by companies since 2016, although it is still in operation. Therefore, the data on beneficiaries for 3 last years is not relevant.
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Ministry responsible for Labour (currently Ministry of Economci Development, Labour and Technology)
Monitoring/evaluation reports available
Not available
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Most relevant webpage - local language
https://zielonalinia.gov.pl/szczegolne-rozwiazania-zwiazane-z-ochrona-m…
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
The Act of 11 October 2013 on special measures related to the protection of jobs
Ordinance of 29th January 2015 of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy on co-financing the costs of training of employees covered by special solutions for the protection of jobs: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20150000168/O/D2015016…
Website of the Information Centre of PES: http://zielonalinia.gov.pl/Szczegolne-rozwiazania-zwiazane-z-ochrona-mi…
Website of the District job centre containing information about this instrument: http://www.pup.sosnowiec.pl/pracodawcy_przedsiebiorcy/Swiadczenia_na_rz…
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