The measure for this group is complemented by career guidance that adapts to their particular situation, the promotion of their participation in training initiatives, and continued assistance when they decide to set out on their own.
Companies in the Region that give an indefinite contract to an unemployed woman with a child up to three years old in her care will receive aid of 8,500 euros from the Ministry of Employment, Universities, Business and the Environment through the SEF. This is one of the measures that make up the new Community plan to help these women find employment, and which was presented this Tuesday to representatives of employers and unions, during the quarterly monitoring commission of the Employment Strategy quality.
The measure does not have a specific item, since it is included in the 1.8 million euros intended to promote the labor insertion of different groups with difficulties in accessing the labor market, such as young people, people at risk of exclusion or long-term unemployed. occupation. However, sources from the ministry estimate that this initiative aimed at unemployed mothers could have an amount of around 400,000 euros.
This plan, which will be activated soon, combines measures such as specific job guidance adapted to this group, priority in access to training and public paid work experience programs, scholarships to facilitate work-life balance while participating in courses, or the personalized support when establishing yourself as self-employed, along with financial aid.
According to the same sources, these women have added difficulties when it comes to finding a job, and one of the objectives of the regional government within the measures to eradicate the gender gap is to end these obstacles.
With a view to this purpose, the aid of 8,500 euros to companies that hire them seeks to consolidate itself as an incentive that puts an end to doubts when carrying out these incorporations.
The Minister of Employment, Universities, Business and the Environment, Javier Celdrán, announced this measure to representatives of employers and unions present in the Strategy monitoring commission, and stressed that "we want these women to return to the labor market as soon as possible, if they wish, and that is why we have launched a plan that will put all the resources on the table to achieve it.
Celdrán stated that "there is not a single field of action in this initiative, but we want to cover several areas: a career orientation that adapts to the particular situation of these women, making it as easy as possible for them to participate in training initiatives, which companies "They see their hiring as attractive and that entrepreneurship is a real option for them through continued assistance."
40 new measures since the Strategy started
The monitoring commission also certified that the Community has already activated 104 of the 132 measures planned for 2018 in the Strategy for Quality Employment, that is, 78 percent of the total. In addition, to date a total of 40 new measures have been incorporated that were not included in the initial document, but have been added to adjust to the nature of the Strategy: to act as a flexible and dynamic document.
During the meeting, the main employment indicators in the Region of Murcia were also analyzed, such as the creation of 166 new jobs a day since January, or in other words, the increase of 20,000 average Social Security affiliates in these first four months of the year.
Regarding the quality of this employment, each month of 2018 is leaving more permanent contracts than its counterpart in 2017. In fact, stable hiring is at record figures in the historical series, and there are already 5,281 more permanent contracts accumulated than a this time last year.
Celdrán also recalled that “the temporary employment rate continues to decline, which indicates that we increasingly have more workers with an indefinite contract. "When we are only four months into the year, our rate has fallen to 31.7 percent and, therefore, we are already meeting the annual objective, which was to reach 34 percent."
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