Incentive Scheme for the recruitment of inactive women with flexible working arrangements

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Programme Category

Co-Financed Programmes

Programme Name

THALIA (2021-2027) – Cohesion Policy Funds

Programme Description

THALIA: Foundations of Change, Prosperity, Equality and Development

Programme “THALIA 2021-2027” constitutes a multi-annual, multi-fund development Programme that was drawn up in accordance to the Article 22 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (Common Provisions Regulation – CPR), outlining the development strategy for the utilisation of the resources allocated to Cyprus through the Cohesion Policy Funds, for the period 2021-2027.

The total budget of the Programme amounts to €1.81 billion, of which €968 million comes from the EU Cohesion Policy Funds, while the remaining €842 million is the national contribution.

Programme Details

Call

Incentive Scheme for the recruitment of inactive women with flexible working arrangements

Summary

The scheme involves subsidizing part of the wage costs of staff as an incentive for employers to hire inactive women with flexible working arrangements. It is included in the Active Employment Policies measures and contributes to the active integration of vulnerable groups into the labor market. The aim of the Plan is to recruit 470 inactive women.

Detailed Call Description

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Call Total Budget

€4.000.000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

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Thematic Categories

  • Employment

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • Businesses
  • Employers
  • Legal Entities
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Unemployed

Call Opening Date

05/09/2025

Call Closing Date

05/09/2026

National Contact Point(s)

Department of Labour – Intermediate Body Managing subsidies
Marios Evgeniou
Labour Officer A
Email: mevgeniou@dl.mlsi.gov.cy
Telephone: 22400907

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